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

Table 4 Health-related quality of life in gastroesophageal reflux disease patients with or without chest pain

	GERD without CP	GERD with NCCP	GERD with CCP
	(n = 182)	(n = 124)	(n = 52)
Physical function	97.33 ± 5.33	84.55 ± 20.98b	55.87 ± 26.66bd
Role-physical	54.92 ± 49.75	51.23 ± 46.67	25.48 ± 36.55bd
Bodily pain	76.52 ± 19.71	60.83 ± 22.99b	54.46 ± 24.66b
General health	38.77 ± 17.69	39.92 ± 20.64	40.92 ± 21.88
Vitality	60.62 ± 24.75	61.33 ± 22.98	49.46 ± 22.66ad
Social functioning	79.30 ± 26.06	67.25 ± 25.77a	53.41 ± 19.55bd
Role-emotional	82.51 ± 37.81	53.82 ± 47.42b	41.89 ± 44.37b
Mental health	68.90 ± 24.46	62.77 ± 21.68	65.19 ± 19.73

All data are expressed as the mean ± SD.

^bP < 0.01,

^aP < 0.05 GERD with NCCP, with CCP vs GERD without CP;

^dP < 0.01 GERD with CCP vs GERD with NCCP. CCP: Cardiac chest pain; CP: Chest pain; GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; NCCP: Noncardiac chest pain.