Table 2.

Treatment for GER by Race

	White Children		Black Children		P. Value
	N	%	N	%
Treatment for GER a
H2 blockers only	36	38.3	9	23.1
Proton pump inhibitors only	23	24.5	11	28.2
Other medication only	0	0.0	1	2.6
Multiple medications	18	19.2	1	2.6
Not treated	17	18.1	17	43.6	0.002
GI doctor a
Yes	18	30.5	4	18.2
No	41	69.5	18	81.8	0.267

^aTreatment for GER was an alternatively exclusive question in the survey, and only one answer was accepted. The p.values are calculated by Chi-square.

^bReport of current follow-up with a GI doctor were available for 81 of 133 children with GER who had 6-month post intake survey data.