Effect of itopride, a new prokinetic, in patients with mild GERD: A pilot study

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

	150 mg		300 mg	P
Age (yr)		44 ± 9	45 ± 12	0.8141
Sex	Male	7	5	0.734
	Female	6	8
Weight		64 ± 11	61 ± 12	0.4281
Duration of reflux disease	< 6 mo	5	2	0.412
	6 -2 yr	6	8
	> 2 yr	2	3
Pre-medication	Yes	2	1	0.828
	No	11	12
Endoscopy	0	5	7	0.717
(Savary-Miller grade)
	I	7	5
	II	1	1
Drinking	Yes	2	3	0.884
	No	11	10
Smoking	Yes	3	3	1
	No	10	10

P value by χ² test except for ¹two sample t-test.