Table 4 |
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Prevalence of Pathologic Esophageal Reflux Stratified by Nocturnal Gastric Breakthrough. |
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Index Study |
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NAB (n = 34) |
No NAB (n = 12) |
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Pathologic Nocturnal Esophageal Acid |
Integrated Acidity |
Time pH < 4 |
Integrated Acidity |
Time pH < 4 |
|
|
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YES |
7 |
18 |
0 |
3 |
|
NO |
27 |
16 |
12 |
9 |
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3rd Study |
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NAB (n = 140) |
No NAB (n = 16) |
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Pathologic Nocturnal Esophageal Acid |
Integrated Acidity |
Time pH < 4 |
Integrated Acidity |
Time pH < 4 |
|
|
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YES |
49 |
97 |
1 |
9 |
|
NO |
91 |
43 |
15 |
7 |
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Gerson et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2008 8:15 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-8-15 |
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