Table 2 Demographic and 24-h MII-pH Data and HRM Parameters of 320 Patients with GERD Symptoms according to GEFV Grade.
GEFV I (n = 94) | GEFV II (n = 145) | GEFV III (n = 40) | GEFV IV (n = 41) | P-value | Normal GEFV (n = 239) | Abnormal GEFV (n = 81) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 56.0(51.0–63.0) | 61.0(52.0–67.0) | 59.0(48.5–65.0) | 67.0(54.5–77.5) | 0.001 | 60.0(51.0–66.0) | 63.0(51.5–71.5) | 0.031 |
Male gender, n(%) | 20(21.3%) | 50(34.5%) | 17(42.5%) | 22(53.7%) | 0.002 | 70 (29.3%) | 39(48.1%) | 0.002 |
BMI | 23.0 ± 3.8 | 24.0 ± 3.7 | 23.3 ± 3.9 | 24.5 ± 3.5 | 0.092 | 23.6 ± 3.7 | 23.9 ± 3.8 | 0.556 |
24 h pH-MII parameters | ||||||||
AET% | 0.9(0.2–2.9) | 1.7(0.6–4.8) | 1.5(0.3–4.2) | 6.8(3.7–10.3) | < 0.001 | 1.3(0.3–4.2) | 4.2(1.5–7.4) | < 0.001 |
Upright AET (%) | 0.9(0.2–3.1) | 2.5(0.6–6.1) | 1.8(0.5–5.6) | 7.3(3.9–11.1) | < 0.001 | 1.5(0.4–5.0) | 4.9(1.3–9.4) | < 0.001 |
Recumbent AET (%) | 0.1(0.0–0.6) | 0.3(0.0–1.4) | 0.5(0.0–1.4) | 4.9(1.6–10.9) | < 0.001 | 0.2(0–1.4) | 1.6(0.1–5.7) | < 0.001 |
MNBI(Ω) | 2205.1(1944.4–2739.0) | 2270.6(1777.1–2647.9) | 2147.3(1662.6–2588.8) | 1922.8(1514.7–2329.7) | 0.015 | 2228.5(1794.8–2705.3) | 2068.3(1658.4–2432.4) | 0.012 |
PSPWI (%) | 42.1(27.8–48.3) | 29.9(23.3–38.4) | 21.8(16.2–31.1) | 18.2(11.7–28.2) | < 0.001 | 33.3(25.0–44.0) | 19.7(13.9–29.0) | < 0.001 |
Bolus exposure (%) | 0.5(0.3–0.8) | 0.5(0.2–0.9) | 0.6(0.3–1.2) | 0.5(0.2–0.8) | 0.608 | 0.5(0.2–0.9) | 0.5(0.3–1.0) | 0.635 |
Reflux event (n) | 33.5(19.5–70.0) | 36.0(17.5–59.0) | 45.0(22.3–77.5) | 40.0(21.5–69.5) | 0.361 | 35.0(18.0–65.8) | 43.5(22.0–76.0) | 0.133 |
HRM parameters | ||||||||
EGJ tone | ||||||||
EGJ-CI(mmHg.cm) | 14.4(9.6–28.4) | 16.8(11.4–25.4) | 17.0(8.6–28.7) | 17.9(12.1–24.4) | 0.903 | 16.4(10.3–26.1) | 17.7(10.6–24.5) | 0.921 |
EGJP-insp(mmHg) | 42.9(27.9–59.7) | 42.3(28.7–58.7) | 39.3(23.3–58.2) | 38.7(24.7–52.3) | 0.548 | 42.3(28.3–59.3) | 39.0(24.2–55.8) | 0.155 |
EGJP-exp(mmHg) | 45.8(31.5–66.3) | 41.3(25.0–59.8) | 39.3(21.4–60.8) | 45.0(27.7–55.8) | 0.486 | 43.0(26.0–62.7) | 41.3(24.0–58.0) | 0.377 |
EGJ morphology | 0.001 | 0.011 | ||||||
EGJ I | 31(33.0%) | 36(24.8%) | 7(17.5%) | 3(7.3%) | 67(28.0%) | 10(12.3%) | ||
EGJ II | 52(55.3%) | 89(61.4%) | 29(72.5%) | 28(68.3%) | 141(59.0%) | 57(70.4%) | ||
EGJ III | 11(11.7%) | 20(13.8%) | 4(10.0%) | 10(24.4%) | 31(13.0%) | 14(17.3%) | ||
Esophageal body motility 0.077 0.216 | ||||||||
Normal | 40(42.6%) | 59(40.7%) | 17(42.5%) | 12(29.3%) | 99(41.4%) | 29(35.8%) | ||
Fragmented peristalsis | 16(17.0%) | 19(13.1%) | 6(15.0%) | 3(7.3%) | 35(14.6%) | 9(11.1%) | ||
IEM | 38(40.4%) | 67(46.2%) | 17(42.5%) | 26(63.4%) | 105(43.9%) | 43(53.1%) | ||
Endoscopy | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||||
Normal | 77(81.9%) | 30(20.7%) | 12(30.0%) | 3(7.3%) | 107(44.8%) | 15(18.5%) | ||
LA-A&B | 16(17.0%) | 102(70.3%) | 26(65.0%) | 33(80.5) | 118(49.4%) | 59(72.8%) | ||
LA-C&D&BE | 1(1.1%) | 13(9.0%) | 2(5.0%) | 5(12.2%) | 14(5.9%) | 7(8.6%) | ||