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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2008; 14(28): 4586-4587
Published online Jul 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4586
Table 1 Improvement in Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores of symptoms (values expressed as mean ± SD)
Day 0
Day 14
Day 28
D10-OD(A, n = 74)D10-BD (B, n = 34)D20-OD (C, n = 28)D10-OD (A, n = 74)D10-BD (B, n = 34)D20-OD (C, n = 28)D10-OD (A, n = 74)D10-BD (B, n = 34)D20-OD (C, n = 28)
Heartburn48.5 ± 22.259.7 ± 12.458.2 ± 13.625.1 ± 16.2b38.2 ± 13.1b32.1 ± 15.5b7.6 ± 15.2b13.8 ± 10.7b12.9 ± 14.4b
Between group0.00710.0070.0330.000110.00010.0520.03410.0340.114
P values0.03320.65230.6520.05220.07830.0780.11420.77930.779
Regurgitation45.9 ± 20.457.6 ± 12.656.4 ±14. 521.9 ± 16.2b35.9 ± 12.1b30.7 ± 16.8b6.2 ± 14.2b11.8 ± 10.3b10 ± 13.6b
Between group0.00310.0030.014< 0.00011< 0.00010.017< 0.00011< 0.00010.225
P values0.01420.72930.7290.01720.16230.1620.22520.55630.556