Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2012; 18(41): 5940-5947
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5940
Table 1 Patients’ baseline characteristics
CharacteristicsValue
Patients (n)19
Age, yr (range)53.0 ± 4.3 (25-82)
Sex (male:female) 14:5 (73.7%:26.3%)
Body mass index (kg/m2) (range)22.3 ± 0.4 (21.5-23.5)
Hiatal hernia, n (%)18 (94.7)
PPI medication, n (%)19 (100)