Japanese apricot improves symptoms of gastrointestinal dysmotility associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease

Table 3 Characteristics and Frequency Scale for Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease scores of subjects on the basis of Japanese apricot intake stratified by sex

	Male		P value	Female		P value
	Daily intake(≥1 JA daily)	None or occasional (< 1 JA daily)		Daily intake(≥1 JA daily)	None or occasional(< 1 JA daily)
n	201	388		191	523
Age (yr)	60.0 ± 10.8	56.2 ± 11.6	< 0.001	61.2 ± 10.1	55.8 ± 10.5	< 0.001
Helicobacter pylori infection rate	103 (51.2)	192 (49.5)	0.728	100 (52.4)	259 (49.5)	0.554
FSSG
Total score	2.01 ± 2.86	2.47 ± 3.53	0.091	2.26 ± 3.41	2.88 ± 4.01	0.057
Acid reflux score	1.01 ± 1.70	1.14 ± 1.89	0.434	1.14 ± 2.08	1.32 ± 2.27	0.338
Dysmotility score	1.00 ± 1.45	1.33 ± 1.99	0.021	0.76 ± 1.38	0.95 ± 1.65	0.005
Total FSSG score ≥ 8	9 (4.5)	34 (8.8)	0.066	15 (7.9)	54 (10.3)	0.391

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). JA: Japanese apricot; FSSG: Frequency Scale for Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.