Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 6, Number 3, June 2013, pages 91-94


Comparison of Risk Factors and Disease Severity Between Old and Young Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Tables

Table 1. Basic Characteristic of the Elderly and Younger Patients With GERD
 
VariableElderly group (n = 33)Younger group (n = 78)P-value
n%M ± SDn%M ± SD
aPearson’s Chi-square test; bT test; cFisher’s exact test. BMI: nody mass index; F: female; M: male; M ± SD: mean ± standard deviation; n: numbers.
Mean age (year)72.94 ± 9.5837.73 ± 10.17
Gender0.001a
  M2472.7%3139.7%
  F927.3%4760.3%
Weight (kg)63.88 ± 13.2964.32 ± 13.350.874b
BMI (kg/m2)23.35 ± 3.9023.43 ± 3.980.917b
Coffee1545.4%3646.2%0.292a
Alcohol1339.4%3139.7%0.083a
Tea721.3%2734.6%0.001a
Smoke13.0%56.4%0.029c

 

Table 2. Endosocpic Severity of the Elderly and Younger Patients With GERD
 
VariableElderly group (n = 33)Younger group (n = 78)P-value
n%n%
aPearson’s Chi-square test; bFisher’s exact test. ECJ: esophaocardiac junction; L.A. grade: Los Angeles grade; n: numbers; NERD: non-erosive reflux disease.
H. pylori infection1030.3%1924.4%0.515a
Hiatal hernia1236.4%1316.9%0.025a
ECJ ulcer721.2%22.6%0.003b
L.A. grade0.001b
  NERD01519.2%
  A/B2482.7%5874.4%
  C/D927.3%56.4%