TABLE 6. Comparison of clinical and endoscopic variables regarding late (15 years) postoperative weight.
| Variables | Obesity | Total | p* | |||
| Yes (n=12) | No (n=17) | |||||
| fi | % | fi | % | |||
| Esophagitis | 0.998 | |||||
| Yes | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 11.8 | 3 | |
| No | 11 | 91.7 | 15 | 88.2 | 26 | |
| Hiatal hernia | 0.999 | |||||
| No | 11 | 91.7 | 16 | 94.1 | 27 | |
| Yes | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 5.9 | 2 | |
| Use of PPIs | 0.999 | |||||
| Yes | 6 | 50.0 | 8 | 47.1 | 14 | |
| No | 6 | 50.0 | 9 | 52.9 | 15 | |
| Visick classification | 0.919 | |||||
| I | 6 | 50.0 | 9 | 52.9 | 15 | |
| II | 5 | 41.7 | 6 | 35.3 | 11 | |
| III | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 11.8 | 3 | |
| Symptoms | 0.999 | |||||
| None | 6 | 50,0 | 9 | 52,9 | 15 | |
| Pyrosis | 5 | 41,7 | 5 | 29,5 | 10 | |
| NCCP | 1 | 8,3 | 1 | 5,9 | 2 | |
| Dysphagia | 1 | 8,3 | 2 | 11,8 | 3 | |
| Globus | 1 | 8,3 | - | - | 1 | |
fi=absolute simple frequency; * =exact Fisher’s test, NCCP=non-cardiac chest pain