Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2009; 15(45): 5700-5705
Published online Dec 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5700
Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of patient population (mean ± SD)
M/F121/139
Age ( yr)49.5 ± 14
BMI25.24 ± 3.7
EAE (%)
24 h6.8 ± 5.4
Upright5.6 ± 6.6
Supine6.8 ± 7.6
No. of smokers132
Patients with predominant typical symptoms103 (39.6%)
Patients with predominant atypical symptoms142 (54.6%)
Patients with both typical & atypical predominant symptoms15 (5.7%)