Research Article
High Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Parkinson’s Disease: A Questionnaire-Based Study
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of the participants.
| | Parkinson’s disease | Healthy controls | P value | (n = 102) | (n = 49) |
| Gender, n (%) | | | | Female | 58 (56.9) | 25 (51.0) | NS | Male | 44 (43.1) | 24 (49.0) | Age, y, mean ± SD (range) | 70.3 ± 8.3 (48–91) | 70.7 ± 6.7 (59–85) | NS | Bent forward flexion, n (%) | 23 (22.5) | 1 (0.02) | <0.01 | Heartburn, n (%) | 21 (20.6) | 4 (8.2) | 0.04 | FSSG | | | |
Mean ± SD (range) | 5.9 ± 7.2 (0–37) | 1.4 ± 3.1 (0–14) | <0.0001 | More than 8, n (%) | 27 (26.5%) | 4 (8.2%) | <0.01 |
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NS: no significance; FSSG: the frequency scale for symptoms of GERD (GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease).
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