Table 2.
Risk factors of GERD symptoms in participants
| Characteristics | Score groups | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| BMI | Underweight | 24 | 88.9% | 3 | 11.1% | 0.000 |
| Normal weight | 91 | 80.5% | 22 | 19.5% | ||
| Overweight | 25 | 71.4% | 10 | 28.6% | ||
| Obese | 6 | 27.3% | 16 | 72.7% | ||
| Coffee, tea, chocolate | None | 41 | 91.1% | 4 | 2.2% | 0.18 |
| Once/day | 61 | 98.4% | 1 | 1.6% | ||
| 2–3/day | 34 | 89.5% | 4 | 10.5% | ||
| More than 3/day | 46 | 88.5% | 6 | 11.5% | ||
| Energetic drinks | None | 108 | 94.7% | 6 | 5.3% | 0.01 |
| Once/day | 49 | 92.5% | 4 | 7.5% | ||
| 2–3/day | 15 | 75.0% | 5 | 25.0% | ||
| More than 3/day | 10 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Soft drinks | None | 51 | 98.1% | 1 | 1.9% | 0.07 |
| Once/day | 64 | 92.8% | 5 | 7.2% | ||
| 2–3/day | 38 | 92.7% | 3 | 7.3% | ||
| More than 3/day | 29 | 82.9% | 6 | 17.1% | ||
| Fried food | None | 20 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.02 |
| Once/day | 78 | 95.1% | 4 | 4.9% | ||
| 2–3/day | 55 | 93.2% | 4 | 6.8% | ||
| More than 3/day | 29 | 80.6% | 7 | 19.4% | ||
| Smoke | No | 135 | 94.4% | 8 | 5.6% | 0.08 |
| Yes | 47 | 87.0% | 7 | 13.0% | ||
| Family history | No | 106 | 96.4% | 4 | 3.6% | 0.01 |
| Yes | 75 | 87.2% | 11 | 12.8% | ||
| Sport activities | No | 59 | 68.6% | 27 | 31.4% | 0.54 |
| Yes | 84 | 78.5% | 23 | 21.5% | ||