Table 6 Analysis of people with different states of anxiety based on 24-h pH monitoring results (\(\overline{{\text{x}}}\) ± s, N = 518).

From: Analyzing the correlation between gastroesophageal reflux disease and anxiety and depression based on ordered logistic regression

Variables

No anxiety (0–7points, N = 266)

Mild anxiety (8–10 points, N = 89)

Moderate to severe anxiety (11–21 points, N = 163)

P

Number of refluxes (pH < 4)

55.26 ± 64.35

88.82 ± 99.00

117.03 ± 118.79

 < 0.001

% Time spent in reflux

3.47 ± 6.81

6.46 ± 8.90

8.29 ± 9.76

 < 0.001

Number of long refluxes (T ≥ 5 min)

1.58 ± 3.63

3.17 ± 4.44

3.50 ± 4.36

 < 0.001

DeMeester score

14.51 ± 24.86

25.08 ± 33.68

33.10 ± 36.44

 < 0.001

  1. Differences between 24-h pH monitoring results in people with different states of anxiety using one-way ANOVA.
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