Table 1.

Demographic Data and Preoperative Clinical Characteristics

Baseline Characteristics	n (%)
Age, mean (range)	55 (23–84)
Sex: male (%); female (%)	38 (38%); 62 (62%)
BMI, mean (SD)	28.9 (4.5)
Hiatal hernia present	83 (83)
Hiatal hernia size
Small (≤3 cm)	55 (66.3%)
Large (>3 cm)	23 (27.7%)
PEH	5 (6%)
Esophagitis present	42 (42%)
LA grade A	14 (33.3%)
LA grade B	20 (47.6%)
LA grade C	5 (12%)
LA grade D	3 (7.1%)
DeMeester score, mean (SD)	31.1 (26.8)
GERD-HRQL total score, mean (SD)	33.4 (18.4)

BMI indicates body mass index; LA, Los Angeles; PEH, paraesophageal hernia; SD, standard deviation.