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Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (year) | |
| Mean (SD) | 55.2 (13.6) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 137 (36.1%) |
| Female | 243 (64.0%) |
| BMI | |
| Mean (SD) | 29.1 (4.5) |
| DeMeester score | |
| Mean (SD) | |
| N (%) with abnormal score (> 14.72) | 293 (80.3%) |
| Esophagitis | |
| Yes | 188 (49.5%) |
| No | 192 (50.5%) |
| Size and type of Hernia | |
| None | 45 (11.8) |
| Small (≤ 3 cm) | 250 (65.8) |
| Large (≥ 3 cm) | 66 (17.4) |
| PEH | 19 (5.0) |
