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

Table 3 Quality of life measured by quality of life of gastroesophageal reflux disease impact scale in younger and elderly cases

GERD impact scale	Young group(n = 78, 70.3%)	Elderly group(n = 33, 29.7%)
	n (%)	n (%)	P value
Sleep disturbance			0.004
None of the time	37 (47.40)	27 (81.80)
A little of the time	26 (33.30)	4 (12.10)
Some of the time	8 (10.30)	0
All of the time	7 (9.00)	2 (6.10)
Food and drink problems			0.001
None of the time	28 (35.90)	29 (78.90)
A little of the time	31 (39.70)	3 (9.10)
Some of the time	6 (7.7)	0
All of the time	13 (16.70)	1 (3.00)
Social interference			0.005
None of the time	44 (56.40)	28 (84.80)
A little of the time	27 (34.60)	3 (9.10)
Some of the time	6 (7.70)	0
All of the time	1 (1.30)	2 (6.10)

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