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. 2019 Jun 20;22(4):341–349. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2019.22.4.341

Table 3. Eating, drinking, and smoking habits as potential risk factors for GERD symptoms.

Risk factors OR 95% CI p-value
Univariate logistic regression analysis
Drinking coffee in the past 1 wk 0.83 0.38–1.80 0.641
Eating chocolate in the past 1 wk 1.00 Cannot be calculated*
Drinking soda in the past 1 wk 2.53 0.97–6.56 0.056
Smoking in the past 1 wk 1.70 0.19–14.82 0.633
Eating spicy foods in the past 1 wk 1.20 0.27–5.29 0.811
Eating sour foods in the past 1 wk 2.11 0.73–6.06 0.167
Multivariate logistic regression analysis
Drinking soda in the past 1 wk 2.29 0.87–6.03 0.094
Eating sour foods in the past 1 wk 1.74 0.59–5.09 0.315

GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval.

*Cannot be calculated because all of the subjects with GERD had homogenous characteristics.