Table 1.
Medical Characteristics of the Study Population
| Medical History* | No. (%) of Patients (n = 871) |
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| Gastrointestinal condition | 656 (75.3) |
| Gastroesophageal reflux | 470 (54.0) |
| Dyspepsia | 282 (32.4) |
| Gastric ulcer | 125 (14.4) |
| Duodenal ulcer | 10 (1.1) |
| Esophagitis | 105 (12.1) |
| Laryngitis | 62 (7.1) |
| Gastric acid hypersecretion | 27 (3.1) |
| Helicobacter pylori history | 23 (2.6) |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 74 (8.5) |
| Crohn disease | 23 (2.6) |
| Hiatal hernia | 9 (1.0) |
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| Neurologic condition | 98 (11.3) |
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| Psychiatric condition | 180 (20.7) |
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| Cardiovascular condition | 645 (74.1) |
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| Pulmonary condition | 267 (30.7) |
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| Endocrinologic condition | 368 (42.3) |
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| Rheumatologic condition | 162 (18.6) |
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| Chronic kidney failure | 67 (7.7) |
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| Cancer | 213 (24.5) |
*
Some patients had more than one medical condition (as reported during an interview and/or documented in the medical chart).