Original Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1997.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 15, 1997; 3(1): 27-30
Published online Mar 15, 1997. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v3.i1.27
Table 3 Statistical significance of gastroesophageal reflux parameters between patients with and without hiatus hernia in Table 2
REPRPhRPhRE
% time of reflux
24-h> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05
Upright> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05
Supine> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05
No. of episodes
24-h> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05
Upright> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05
Supine> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05
No. of episodes > 5 min
24-h> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05
Upright> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05
Supine> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05> 0.05
HH = Hiatus hernia; RE = Reflux esophagitis; PR = Pathological reflux; PhR = Physiological reflux; PhRE = Esophagitis with physiological reflux.