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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2026; 32(44): 122876
Published online Nov 28, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.122876
Published online Nov 28, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.122876
Table 1 Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics, median (interquartile range)/n (%)
| Characteristics | FM + LPZ group (n = 82) | P + LPZ group (n = 82) | P value |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 47.0 (10.8) | 46.9 (12.2) | 0.941 |
| Female | 37 (45.1) | 35 (42.7) | 0.753 |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 66.1 (11.9) | 63.5 (10.9) | 0.141 |
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 167.8 (8.5) | 166.9 (7.0) | 0.436 |
| BMI | 23.2 (21.1-24.8) | 22.8 (20.7-24.6) | 0.329 |
| Education level | 0.439 | ||
| Junior high school or below | 21 (25.6) | 23 (28.0) | |
| Senior high school | 16 (19.5) | 10 (12.2) | |
| Junior college or higher | 45 (54.9) | 49 (59.8) | |
| Job category | 0.655 | ||
| Mainly manual labor | 9 (11.0) | 9 (11.0) | |
| Mainly intellectual labor | 33 (40.2) | 30 (36.6) | |
| Retired | 25 (30.5) | 32 (39.0) | |
| Uncertain | 15 (18.3) | 11 (13.4) | |
| Smoker | 14 (17.1) | 11 (13.4) | 0.515 |
| Alcohol drinker | 12 (14.6) | 9 (10.9) | 0.483 |
| Coffee | 6 (7.3) | 8 (9.8) | 0.576 |
| Spicy food | 22 (26.8) | 21 (25.6) | 0.859 |
| Sweet food | 18 (21.9) | 14 (17.1) | 0.431 |
| Greasy food | 16 (19.5) | 10 (12.2) | 0.199 |
| GerdQ scores | 12.0 (10.0-14.0) | 12.0 (10.0-15.0) | 0.255 |
| GERD-HRQL scores, mean (SD) | 13.2 (5.0) | 13.6 (4.7) | 0.596 |
| GAD-7 scores, | 3.0 (1.0-7.0) | 3.0 (2.0-5.0) | 0.885 |
| PHQ-9 scores | 4.0 (1.0-8.0) | 4.5 (2.0-8.0) | 0.788 |
| GAD-7 ≥ 5 or PHQ-9 ≥ 5 | 44 (53.7) | 45 (54.9) | 0.875 |
| PSQI scores, mean (SD) | 7.4 (4.4) | 7.8 (4.1) | 0.596 |
- Citation: Yin KH, Wang XY, Wang XY, Cheng L, Wang B, Wang QQ, Qiao Y, Tang XR, Yan XJ, Chen SL. Efficacy and safety of neuromodulators combined with proton pump inhibitors for non-erosive reflux disease: A randomized clinical trial. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(44): 122876
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.122876