Table 1.
Baseline Demographics and Clinical Characteristics
| Characteristic | Study population (n = 48) | Nissen fundoplication (n = 29) |
MSA (n = 19) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y, median (IQR) | 53.0 (40.3-65.5) | 57.0 (50.0-68.0) | 44.0 (34.0-55.0) | 0.004 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 7 (14.6) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 0.412 |
| Female | 41 (85.4) | 26 (63.4) | 15 (36.6) | |
| BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR) | 29.4 (26.8-32.0) | 28.8 (25.8-31.5) | 29.6 (27.2-33.1) | 0.359 |
| DeMeester score, median (IQR) | 35.4 (24.1-40.9) | 37.2 (26.3-55.9) | 31.5 (16.9-38.0) | 0.204 |
| Hiatal hernia, n (%) | 33 (68.8) | 20 (69.0) | 13 (68.4) | 0.999 |
| Esophagitis, n (%) | 15 (31.3) | 9 (31.0) | 6 (31.6) | 0.999 |
IQR, interquartile range; MSA, magnetic sphincter augmentation.