Japanese apricot improves symptoms of gastrointestinal dysmotility associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease

Table 4 Characteristics and Frequency Scale for Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease scores of subjects on the basis of Japanese apricot intake stratified by age

	Non-elderly (34-64 yr)		P value	Elderly (65-79 yr)		P value
	Daily intake	None or occasional		Daily intake	None or occasional
	(≥1 JA daily)	(< 1 JA daily)		(≥1 JA daily)	(< 1 JA daily)
n	239	692		153	219
Age (yr)	54.0 ± 7.7	51.5 ± 8.5	< 0.001	70.9 ± 3.7	70.2 ± 3.7	0.052
Sex (male/female)	127/112	280/412	0.001	74/79	108/111	0.916
Helicobacter pylori infection rate	129 (54.0)	331 (47.8)	0.151	74 (48.4)	120 (54.8)	0.246
FSSG
Total score	2.50 ± 3.27	2.93 ± 3.96	0.095	1.56 ± 2.82	1.98 ± 3.21	0.191
Acid reflux score	1.26 ± 1.99	1.31 ± 2.17	0.748	0.79 ± 1.70	1.03 ± 1.91	0.211
Dysmotility score	1.24 ± 1.68	1.62 ± 2.22	0.005	0.76 ± 1.38	0.95 ± 1.65	0.268
Total FSSG score ≥ 8	18 (7.5)	77 (11.1)	0.136	6 (3.9)	11 (5.0)	0.802

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). JA: Japanese apricot; FSSG: Frequency Scale for Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.