Detection of Gastroesophageal Reflux Esophagitis Using 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose Positron Emission Tomography

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study participants.

		Age	Sex		BMI
	No	Mean ± SD	Female	Male
Normal	250	51.42 ± 9.81	116	134	24.10 ± 3.88
Esophagitis	158	53.20 ± 9.73	53	105	24.17 ± 3.81
Grade M	56	54.09 ± 11.76	28	28	23.87 ± 4.00
Grade A	82	52.18 ± 8.62	23	59	24.17 ± 3.85
Grade B and C	20	54.85 ± 7.42	2	18	25.78 ± 3.38