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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2005; 11(23): 3558-3561
Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3558
Table 1 Clinical presentation of patients with GERD.
SymptomsNERDERDTotal
Heartburn, acid regurgitation216118334
Dyspepsia-199199
Total216317533
Table 2 Comparison of NERD with ERD: outcome of univariate analysis.
NERD (n = 216)ERD (n = 317)P
Mean age (yr)39.445.00.02
Gender:
female (%)46.335.60.015
Ethnic group:
Chinese:Malay:Indian165:17:34237:35:45NS
BMI23.524.5NS
Minor psychiatric co-morbidity (%)26.446.70.002
Clinical improvement with PPI (%)66.879.7<0.001
Smoking (%)9.719.60.001
H pylori + (%)24.827.5NS