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Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2007; 13(11): 1706-1710
Published online Mar 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i11.1706
Table 1 16-wk primary and secondary outcome measures of antireflux therapy (mean ± SD)
Variable Baseline
16 wk therapy
Antireflux therapyPlaceboAntireflux therapyPlacebo
Age, yr51.49 ± 9.8351.48 ± 9.79
Sex, % Male68.768.7
Female31.331.3
BMI, kg/m227.33 ± 1.9327.37 ± 1.96
Asthma symptom score
Daytime2.48 ± 0.802.46 ± 0.792.04 ± 0.68)b2.24 (0.64)
Nighttime2.60 ± 0.802.59 ± 0.792.09 ± 0.67b2.45 (0.71)
Reflux symptom score2.48 ± 0.762.49 ± 0.731.52 ± 0.52b2.45 (0.64)
Albuterol use,
number of puffs/week3.27 ± 1.043.25 ± 1.022.51 ± 0.69b3.15 (0.97)
PEFR, L/min
Morning283.58 ± 43.27285.45 ± 44.27306.36 ± 42.19b286.01 (43.89)
Evening283.69 ± 54.49288.06 ± 57.38311.45 ± 50.85b286.63 (53.39)
FEV1
L1.89 ± 0.401.85 ± 0.402.10 ± 0.34b1.92 (0.41)
% predicted68.58 ± 3.5668.69 ± 3.5970.66 ± 3.02b68.89 (3.57)
FVC
L1.94 ± 0.371.97 ± 0.352.12 ± 0.31b1.94 (0.37)
% predicted69.24 ± 3.3969.65 ± 3.4571.12 ± 2.88b69.28 (3.42)