Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020 Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 19, 2020; 9(2): 29-43
Published online Sep 19, 2020. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v9.i2.29
Table 4 pH-impedance data of patients with nonerosive reflux disease, reflux esophagitis and esophageal atresia with gastroesophageal reflux disease
ParameterNERD,
RE,
EA with GERD
Kruskal-Wallis test
AM (95%CI)AM (95%CI)AM (95%CI)P value
AET (%)10.50 (8.05-12.95)10.06 (7.33-12.79)11.62 (7.53-15.7)0.776
Longest acid exposure in min21.8425 (17.14 to 26.55)25.8560 (18.47 to 33.24)46.8 (28.39 to 65.26)< 0.05
Total number of RBM74.61 (63.37 to 85.85)82.28 (63.89 to 100.67)67.30 (55.28 to 79.32)0.697
Total number of proximal reflux35.36 (20.76 to 29.97)32.91 (21.35 to 44.48)10.95 (6.23 to 15.66)< 0.001
Index of proximal reflux0.35 (0.29 to 0.4)0.37 (0.29 to 0.46)0.16 (0.1 to 0.22)< 0.001
Distal MNBI in kOhm2.25 (2.03 to 2.48)1.95 (1.64 to 2.27)1.44 (1.21 to 1.67)< 0.001