Comparison of presentation and impact on quality of life of gastroesophageal reflux disease between young and old adults in a Chinese population

Table 2 Symptom presentation measured by gastroesophageal reflux disease impact scale in younger and elderly patients

GERD impact scale	Young group(n = 78, 70.3%)	Elderly group(n = 33, 29.7%)
	n (%)	n (%)	P value
Burning			0.005
None of the time	30 (38.50)	22 (66.70)
A little of the time	34 (43.60)	1 (3.00)
Some of the time	9 (11.50)	9 (27.30)
All of the time	6 (6.40)	1 (3.00)
Pain in chest			0.001
None of the time	40 (51.30)	28 (84.80)
A little of the time	28 (35.90)	4 (12.20)
Some of the time	9 (11.50)	0
All of the time	1 (1.30)	1 (3.00)
Food coming into mouth			0.058
None of the time	16 (20.50)	15 (49.40)
A little of the time	48 (61.50)	13 (39.40)
Some of the time	7 (9.00)	2 (6.10)
All of the time	7 (9.00)	3 (9.10)
Hoarseness			0.01
None of the time	21 (55.20)	20 (60.60)
A little of the time	37 (26.90)	8 (24.20)
Some of the time	15 (11.50)	4 (12.20)
All of the time	5 (6.40)	1 (3.00)
Chronic heartburn			0.708
None of the time	43 (55.20)	22 (66.70)
A little of the time	21 (26.90)	6 (18.10)
Some of the time	9 (11.50)	3 (9.10)
All of the time	5 (6.40)	2 (6.10)

All were analyzed by Fisher’s exact test. GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease.