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Characteristics of participants with and without acid regurgitation or heartburn |
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| Acid regurgitation, n (%) |
Heartburn, n (%) |
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| No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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| All participants |
4161 (98.4) |
66 (1.6) |
4120 (97.5) |
107 (2.5) |
| Males |
1985 (47.7) |
23 (36.5) |
1952 (47.4) |
57 (53.3) |
| Mean age (SD) |
45.6 (8.9) |
45.4 (9.3) |
45.5 (9.0) |
47.5 (8.5) |
| Receiving antihypertensives |
255 (6.1) |
3 (4.6) |
255 (6.1) |
3 (2.8) |
| Mean BMI (SD) |
26.7 (4.4) |
28.8 (4.6) |
26.8 (4.4) |
28.9 (5.2) |
| Cigarettes |
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| Never |
2204 (53.0) |
31 (47.0) |
2183 (53.0) |
52 (48.6) |
| Ever |
987 (23.7) |
8 (12.1) |
976 (23.7) |
19 (17.8) |
| Current, <20/day |
597 (14.4) |
8 (12.1) |
589 (14.3) |
16 (15.0) |
| Current, = 20/day |
373 (9.0) |
19 (28.8) |
372 (9.0) |
20 (18.7) |
| Alcohol (units/wk) |
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| None |
659 (15.8) |
20 (30.3) |
651 (15.8) |
28 (26.2) |
| 1–9 |
1966 (47.2) |
26 (39.4) |
1955 (47.4) |
37 (34.6) |
| 10–19 |
883 (21.2) |
10 (15.2) |
877 (21.3) |
16 (15.0) |
| ≥ 20 |
653 (15.7) |
10 (15.2) |
637 (15.5) |
26 (24.3) |
| Coffee (cups/day) |
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| None |
801 (19.2) |
20 (30.3) |
792 (19.2) |
29 (27.1) |
| 1–4 |
2209 (53.1) |
28 (42.4) |
2182 (53.0) |
55 (51.4) |
| ≥ 5 |
1151 (27.7) |
18 (27.3) |
1146 (27.8) |
23 (21.5) |
| Non- manual social class |
2667 (64.1) |
44 (66.7) |
2653 (64.4) |
58 (54.2) |
| Mean systolic BP (SD) |
119.8 (21.7) |
119.2 (19.4) |
119.8 (21.8) |
121.0 (16.2) |
| Mean diastolic BP (SD) |
75.6 (19.2) |
75.1 (10.6) |
75.6 (19.3) |
76.4 (12.0) |
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Data shown relate to 4227 participants with complete data | ||||
Murray et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2008 8:10 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-8-10 |
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