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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2005; 11(48): 7657-7660
Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7657
Table 1 Demographic data of 34 asthmatic patients with or without GERD symptoms
SymptomaticAsymptomatic
GERDNon-GERD
Number16117
Male/female6/105/64/3
ERD700
NERD9117
Age (mean±SD) (yrs)33.75±1038.27±5.6836.14±8.76
DIS (mean±SD) (µm)2.105±0.2622.08±0.240.5±0.08
FEV1 (mean±SD) (L)1.87±0.051.95±0.041.88±0.02