Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2016; 22(35): 8060-8066
Published online Sep 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.8060
Table 1 Background patient demographics
Mean age, yr (mean ± SD, range)68.1 ± 10.8 (27-95)
Gender (male/female)326/453 (41.8/58.2)
Antiacid therapy (present/absent)292/487 (37.5/62.5)
GERD-suggested symptoms (present/absent)414/365 (53.1/46.9)
Esophagitis (present/absent)81/698 (10.4/89.6)
Hiatus hernia (present/absent)704/75 (90.4/9.6)