Health-related quality of life in gastroesophageal reflux patients with noncardiac chest pain: Emphasis on the role of psychological distress

Table 2 Gastroesophageal reflux disease scores and chest pain severity and frequency in gastroesophageal reflux disease patients with or without chest pain

	GERD without CP (n = 182)	GERD with NCCP (n = 124)	GERD with CCP (n = 52)	P value
GERD score (mean ± SD)	15.26 ± 3.79	15.73 ± 3.54	15.00 ± 3.44	0.428
Chest pain severity, n (%)	-	120	52	0.038
Mild		37 (30.8)	6 (11.5)
Moderate		39 (32.5)	19 (36.5)
Severe		37 (30.8)	22 (42.4)
Incapacitating		7 (5.9)	5 (9.6)
Chest pain frequency, n (%)	-	120	52	0.046
< once per month		43 (35.8)	14 (26.9)
≥ once per month		49 (40.8)	16 (30.8)
≥ once per week		28 (23.4)	22 (42.3)

CCP: Cardiac chest pain; CP: Chest pain; GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; NCCP: Noncardiac chest pain.