Table 1 Overall patient baseline (N = 518).
Variable | Number of cases/composition ratio |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 224 (43.24%) |
Female | 294 (56.76%) |
Marriage | |
Unmarried | 25 (4.83%) |
Married | 493 (95.17%) |
Educational level | |
Junior high school and below | 266 (51.35%) |
High school or junior college | 117 (22.59%) |
University and above | 135 (26.06%) |
Alcohol consumption | |
No | 454 (87.64%) |
Yes | 64 (12.36%) |
Smoking | |
No | 441 (85.14%) |
Yes | 77 (14.86%) |
Coffee | |
No | 478 (92.28%) |
Yes | 40 (7.72%) |
Strong tea | |
No | 450 (86.87%) |
Yes | 68 (13.13%) |
Infected with Helicobacter pylori (HP) | |
Not infected | 323 (62.36%) |
Infected (including being infected) | 195 (37.64%) |
Diagnostic subgroup | |
Physiologic reflux | 275 (53.09%) |
NERD | 158 (30.5%) |
RE | 85 (16.41%) |
