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Baseline characteristics of patients with moderate or severe GERD mean age 50 years, range 20 to 82 |
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| Frequency (Percentage) (N 217) |
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| Female |
114 (52.5) |
| Single |
33 (15.2) |
| Lives alone |
23 (10.6) |
| Employed |
153 (71.0) |
| Never smoked |
94 (43.5) |
| Ever smoked |
122 (56.5) |
| Caucasian |
191 (88.0) |
| Other ethnic groups |
26 (12.0) |
| Moderate GERD* |
112 (51.6) |
| Moderately severe GERD* |
74 (34.1) |
| Severe GERD* |
27 (12.5) |
| Very severe GERD* |
4 (1.8) |
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*GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease | |
El-Dika et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2005 5:23 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-5-23 |
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