Clinical Research
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2007; 13(45): 6009-6015
Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6009
Table 7 Association between variables determined using univariate analysis: NERD (n = 237) vs non-GERD (n = 1530) patients
VariablesNERDn (%)PORUnivariate (95% CI)
LowHigh
Age (yr)
> 6529/162 (17.90)0.081.460.962.25
≤ 65208/1605 (13.00)
Gender
Male117/941 (12.40)0.1980.840.640.10
Female120/826 (14.50)
Working burden
Heavy19/102 (8.60)0.5471.100.811.48
Moderate110/786 (14.00)0.1191.540.892.66
Mild91/704 (12.90)
Marital status
Divorced/ widowed1/9 (11.10)0.0070.50.300.83
Single18/227 (7.90)0.7620.730.095.83
Married200/1360 (14.70)
Excessive eating
Yes98/557 (17.60)< 0.00011.711.272.29
No113/1017 (11.10)
Routine intake of greasy food
Yes102/489 (20.90)< 0.00012.291.713.07
No112/1084 (10.30)
Routine intake of spicy food
Yes84/400 (21.00)< 0.00012.061.522.78
No135/1180 (11.40)
Routine intake of acidic beverage
Yes42/282 (14.9000.411.170.811.68
No167/1280 (13.00)
Routine intake of strong tea
Yes41/235 (17.40)0.0431.471.012.14
No167/1329 (12.60)
Routine intake of sweet food
Yes94/552 (17.00)0.0011.671.242.25
No110/1004 (11.00)
Heavy smoking
Yes56/409 (13.70)0.8021.040.751.45
No155/1174 (13.20)
Excessive alcohol
Yes61/379 (16.10)0.0781.340.971.85
No151/1203 (12.60)
Routine intake of coffee
Yes5/56 (8.90)0.360.650.261.64
No197/1498 (13.20)
Constipation
Yes55/249 (22.10)< 0.0012.141.513.01
No153/1305 (11.70)