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Table 2 Most common symptoms from diary records before (day 1) and after proton pump inhibitor (day 2) from 99 children

From: Clinical value of wireless pH-monitoring of gastro-esophageal reflux in children before and after proton pump inhibitors

Symptom

Day 1

Day 2

p-value

N (%)

N (%)

Stomach pain

31 (31.3)

32 (32.3)

1.00

Nausea

20 (20.2)

21 (21.2)

1.00

Chest pain

22 (22.2)

14 (14.1)

0.22

Reflux

20 (20.2)

10 (10.1)

0.40*

Vomiting

24 (24.2)

12 (12.1)

0.10*

Sore throat

15 (15.2)

7 (7.1)

0.18

Dysphagia

13 (13.1)

5 (5.1)

0.23

Burping

11 (11.1)

4 (4.0)

0.13

Water brash/Heartburn

8 (8.1)

4 (4.0)

0.22

Coughing

6 (6.1)

2 (2.0)

0.38

  1. *after Bonferroni correction.