The Histological and Immunohistochemical Aspects of Bile Reflux in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Table 3

Demographic and clinical data in BRI-positive and BRI-negative GERD patients.

	BRI-positive; (𝑛=25)	BRI-negative; (𝑛=28)
Gender, n (M/F)	16/9	26/2
Age, mean (95% CI)	37.96 (30.6–45.2)*	29.18 (25.3–33)
BMI
Mean (95% CI)	24.2; (22.8–25.6)	24.75 (23.7–25.8)
Elevated (>25), n (%)	10 (40)	12 (42.8)
Smoking, n (%)	10 (40)	11 (39.3)

Statistically significant differences are marked with asterisk (*).