Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2011; 17(10): 1332-1335
Published online Mar 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i10.1332
Table 2 Frequency of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms according to various demographic parameters
ParameterNo.> 1/wk (%)< 1/wk (%)None (%)P value
Gender
Male96712.416.171.50.1
Female106012.516.471.1
Age (yr)
18-347448.7117.673.70.0002
35-5467712.21671.8
> 5560617.2115.267.6
Education
Basic77415.4116.867.80.03
High school41712.218.968.9
Academic8369.5116.773.8
Income (IS)
< 700085517.8119.462.90.008
7000-10 0005717.512072.5
> 10 0006019.9112.977.1
Ethnic origin
Oriental58516.8115.2680.003
Western5391015.174.8
Israeli born5169.6117.273.2
New immigrant38712.818.568.8
Number of family Members
1-27021416.769.30.56
3-473012.116.571.4
≥ 55951118.470.6