©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2015; 21(15): 4599-4606
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4599
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4599
Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics n (%)
| Characteristics | Value |
| Age, median (range), yr | 50 (20-87) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 150 (50) |
| Female | 150 (50) |
| Symptoms | |
| Abdominal burn | 152 (50.70) |
| Heart burn | 37 (12.30) |
| Dyspepsia | 33 (11) |
| Past medical history | |
| Hypertension | 81 (27) |
| Dyslipidemia | 53 (17.7) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 36 (12) |
| Hypothyroidism | 9 (3) |
| Social habits | |
| Smoking | 126 (42) |
| Exercise | 98 (32.7) |
| Alcohol intake | 62 (20.7) |
| Medication history | |
| Anti hypertensives | 86 (28.7) |
| Anti dyslipidemics | 54 (18) |
| Oral hypoglycemics | 28 (9.3) |
| Sedatives | 15 (5) |
| Anti-depressants | 16 (5.3) |
| PPIs1 | 155 (51.7) |
| Indications for PPI use | |
| Gastritis | 21 (13.5) |
| GERD | 48 (31) |
| GI ulcer | 10 (6.5) |
| Undocumented diagnosis | 76 (49) |
- Citation: Nasser SC, Slim M, Nassif JG, Nasser SM. Influence of proton pump inhibitors on gastritis diagnosis and pathologic gastric changes. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(15): 4599-4606
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i15/4599.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4599