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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2015; 21(10): 3030-3034
Published online Mar 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3030
Published online Mar 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3030
Table 1 Demographic features of cases
| Age, yr (mean/range) | 49 ± 12 (28-70) |
| Sex, n (female/male) | 23/23 |
| BMI, kg/m2 (mean age, range) | |
| < 30 | 27.7 ± 1.7 (25-29) |
| > 30 | 33.5 ± 3.3 (30.5-45.5) |
| Comorbidity | 37.0% |
| Smoking | 23.9% |
| Endoscopic esophagitis | 46.0% |
| Impedance results, n (%) | |
| Normal | 14 (30.4) |
| Pathologic acid reflux | 16 (34.8) |
| Weakly acid reflux | 15 (32.6) |
| Weakly alkaline reflux | 1 (2.2) |
Table 2 Impedance results of overweight and obese patients
| Impedance results, n | BMI > 30 kg/m2 (n = 23) | BMI < 30 kg/m2 (n = 23) | P value |
| Total gas reflux | 25.8 ± 34.7 (0-157) | 18.5 ± 13.3 (0-52) | 0.87 |
| Upright gas reflux | 20 ± 20 (0-88) | 16.9 ± 13 (0-52) | 0.82 |
| Acid reflux episodes | 26 ± 54 (0-268) | 26 ± 24 (1-77) | 0.87 |
| Weakly acid reflux episodes | 28 ± 31 (3-143) | 22 ± 20 (4-105) | 0.82 |
| Time of pH < 4 | 3.6% ± 7.4% (0%-35%) | 3.7% ± 5.5% (0%-22%) | 0.99 |
| Longest episodes of acid reflux | 6 ± 7.5 (0.14-25) | 11.7 ± 21 (0-90) | 0.88 |
| DeMeester score | 15.7 ± 27.9 (0.2-124) | 15.3 ± 21.09 (0.2-91) | 0.97 |
| Pathologic acid reflux, n (%) | 7 (30.4) | 9 (39.1) | 0.70 |
| Weakly acid reflux, n (%) | 9 (39.1) | 6 (26.1) | 0.70 |
| Weakly alkaline reflux, n (%) | - | 1 (4.3) | |
| Normal impedance findings, n (%) | 7 (30.4) | 7 (30.4) | 0.70 |
- Citation: Akyüz F, Uyanıkoglu A, Ermis F, Arıcı S, Akyüz &, Baran B, Pinarbasi B, Gul N. Gastroesophageal reflux in asymptomatic obese subjects: An esophageal impedance-pH study. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(10): 3030-3034
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i10/3030.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3030