Research Article
The Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Correlates of Erosive Esophagitis and Barrett’s Esophagus in Iranian Patients with Reflux Symptoms
Table 3
Comparison of reflux symptoms in study groups.
| | Symptoms | NEJ† | EE + BE† | value | | () | () |
| | Heartburn | 254 (58.7) | 205 (67.7) | 0.013 | | Regurgitation | 237 (54.7) | 173 (57.1) | 0.53 | | Heartburn + Regurgitation | 332 (76.7) | 245 (78.4) | 0.20 | | Atypical chest pain | 139 (32.1) | 103 (34.0) | 0.59 | | Abdominal pain | 115 (26.6) | 67 (22.1) | 0.17 | | Water brash | 38 (8.8) | 47 (15.5) | 0.005 | | Nausea/vomiting | 63 (14.5) | 46 (15.2) | 0.81 | | Anorexia | 62 (14.3) | 45 (14.9) | 0.84 | | Dysphagia | 27 (6.2) | 19 (6.3) | 0.98 | | Chronic cough | 67 (15.5) | 59 (19.5) | 0.16 | | Hoarseness | 31 (7.2) | 33 (10.9) | 0.08 | | Hiccup | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.7) | 1.0 | | Weight loss | 55 (12.7) | 48 (15.8) | 0.23 |
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Data are frequency and percent.
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