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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2017; 23(28): 5216-5228
Published online Jul 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i28.5216
Published online Jul 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i28.5216
Table 2 Patients' characteristics n (%)
| At baseline (n = 290) | Accomplished 4W | |
| PPI Tx (n = 198) | ||
| Age (mean ± SD, yr) | 57.5 ± 13.9 | 57.9 ± 13.1 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 178 (61) | 126 (64) |
| Female | 112 (39) | 72 (36) |
| BMI (mean ± SD, kg/m2) | 24.0 ± 3.9 | 24.2 ± 4.1 |
| Endoscopic findings | ||
| NERD | 107 (37) | 64 (32) |
| Grade N | 62 (21) | 38 (19) |
| Grade M | 45 (16) | 26 (13) |
| ERD | 183 (63) | 134 (68) |
| Grade A | 94 (32) | 66 (33) |
| Grade B | 60 (21) | 47 (24) |
| Grade C | 21 (7) | 14 (7) |
| Grade D | 8 (3) | 7 (4) |
- Citation: Nakada K, Matsuhashi N, Iwakiri K, Oshio A, Joh T, Higuchi K, Haruma K. Development and validation of a simple and multifaceted instrument, GERD-TEST, for the clinical evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux and dyspeptic symptoms. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(28): 5216-5228
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i28/5216.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i28.5216