Impact of gastroesophageal reflux disease on the quality of life of Polish patients

Table 1 Mean values of variables analyzed in the study population in general and according to gender and age

Variable	Sex			Age			Total, n = 118
	M, n = 43	F, n = 75	Sig.	< 50 yr, n = 62	≥ 50 yr, n = 56	Sig.
Age	41.8 (13.21)	48.4 (12.09)	0.0044	NA	NA	NA	46.0 (12.86)
BMI	26.0 (3.37)	24.7 (4.51)	0.034	24.0 (3.78)	26.4 (4.25)	0.003	25.2 (4.17)
GERD symptoms	47.6 (26.4)	43.6 (24.65)	0.43	44.4 (23.24)	45.7 (27.53)	0.75	45.0 (25.26)
Stress	19.9 (6.87)	18.8 (3.79)	0.65	18.5 (4.98)	20.0 (5.2)	0.13	19.2 (5.13)
PF	79.8 (19.88)	78.7 (17.69)	0.54	87.1 (12.66)	70.3 (19.85)	0.000001	79.1 (18.44)
RP	60.3 (29.06)	61.7 (22.12)	0.88	67.1 (24.59)	54.6 (23.43)	0.011	61.2 (24.76)
BP	51.3 (29.45)	42.8 (21.18)	0.12	50.4 (25.41)	40.9 (23.19)	0.027	45.9 (24.74)
GH	53.0 (20.46)	52.4 (16.44)	0.96	58.9 (18.51)	45.7 (14.5)	0.00003	52.6 (17.92)
Vt	47.7 (17.31)	51.1 (17.19)	0.42	51.7 (16.29)	47.7 (18.14)	0.21	49.8 (17.23)
SF	62.5 (23.31)	64.0 (24.05)	0.74	65.3 (24)	61.4 (23.39)	0.35	63.5 (23.69)
RE	65.5 (29.07)	68.8 (24.05)	0.70	74.5 (24.97)	60.0 (25)	0.0022	67.6 (25.92)
MH	56.5 (18.47)	55.5 (17.18)	0.49	57.4 (17.15)	54.2 (18.06)	0.39	55.9 (17.59)
HT	3.5 (1.03)	3.4 (0.84)	0.62	3.3 (0.84)	3.6 (0.97)	0.12	3.4 (0.91)
PCS	45.7 (8.69)	44.3 (7.07)	0.42	47.6 (6.33)	41.7 (7.92)	0.000068	44.8 (7.69)
MCS	39.1 (11.47)	40.4 (10.38)	0.73	40.9 (10.78)	38.9 (10.74)	0.39	39.9 (10.76)

NA: Not applicable; BMI: Body mass index; GERD: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease; PF: Physical functioning; RP: Physical problems; BP: Bodily pain; GH: General health perceptions; Vt: Vitality; SF: Social functioning; RE: Role limitations due to emotional problems; MH: Mental health perceptions; HT: Health Transition; PCS: Physical Component Summary; MCS: Mental Component Summary.