Table 3 Baseline characteristics of patients with moderate or severe GERD mean age 50 years, range 20 to 82
From: The impact of illness in patients with moderate to severe gastro-esophageal reflux disease
Frequency (Percentage) (N 217) | |
|---|---|
Female | 114 (52.5) |
Single | 33 (15.2) |
Lives alone | 23 (10.6) |
Employed | 153 (71.0) |
Never smoked | 94 (43.5) |
Ever smoked | 122 (56.5) |
Caucasian | 191 (88.0) |
Other ethnic groups | 26 (12.0) |
Moderate GERD* | 112 (51.6) |
Moderately severe GERD* | 74 (34.1) |
Severe GERD* | 27 (12.5) |
Very severe GERD* | 4 (1.8) |