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Table 7. Mean comparison of RFS and RSI with respect to gender.

RFS: Reflux Finding Score; RSI: Reflux Symptom Index

Parameters	Gender	Mean	SD	p-value
RFS score before treatment	Male (44)	9.68	1.84	0.47
RFS score before treatment	Female (58)	9.41	1.89	0.47
RFS after 1 month treatment	Male (44)	3.27	1.18	<0.01*
RFS after 1 month treatment	Female (58)	2.59	0.75	<0.01*
RFS after 3 months treatment	Male (44)	3.36	1.05	<0.01*
RFS after 3 months treatment	Female (58)	2.34	0.84	<0.01*
RSI score before treatment	Male (44)	19.11	4.2	0.04*
RSI score before treatment	Female (58)	17.45	3.8	0.04*
RSI after 1 month treatment	Male (44)	6.89	2.30	0.36
RSI after 1 month treatment	Female (58)	6.50	1.93	0.36
RSI after 3 months treatment	Male (44)	6.43	2.42	0.45
RSI after 3 months treatment	Female (58)	6.14	1.55	0.45
*p<0.05 was considered significant using the independent sample t-test