Variable | Outcome | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Cured | Not cured | ||
Age | |||
≥ 60 | 25 (61%) | 16 (39%) | |
< 60 | 22 (57.9%) | 16 (42.1%) | 0.78 |
Sex | |||
Male | 25 (58.1%) | 18 (41.9%) | |
Femal | 22 (61.1%) | 14 (38.9%) | 0.789 |
Hypertension | |||
Yes | 11 (55%) | 9 (45%) | |
No | 36 (61%) | 23 (39%) | 0.636 |
Diabetes | |||
Yes | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |
No | 44 (57.9%) | 32 (42.1%) | 0.391 |
Coronary heart disease | |||
Yes | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
No | 46 (60.5%) | 30 (39.5%) | 0.733 |
Heartburn | |||
Yes | 38 (64.4%) | 21 (35.6%) | |
No | 9 (45.0%) | 11 (55.0%) | 0.127 |
Regurgitation | |||
Yes | 40 (64.5%) | 22 (35.5%) | |
No | 7 (41.2%) | 10 (58.8%) | 0.082 |
Typical symptoms | |||
Yes | 44 (64.7%) | 24 (35.3%) | |
No | 3 (27.3%) | 8 (72.7%) | 0.044 |
Asthma | |||
Yes | 17 (73.9%) | 6 (26.1%) | |
No | 30 (53.6%) | 26 (46.4%) | 0.094 |
Hiatal hernia | |||
Yes | 35 (60.3%) | 23 (39.7%) | |
No | 12 (57.1%) | 9 (42.9%) | 0.798 |
Esophagitis | |||
Yes | 21 (56.8%) | 16 (43.2%) | |
No | 26 (61.9%) | 16 (38.1%) | 0.642 |
Barrett’s esophagus | |||
Yes | 7 (77.8%) | 2 (22.2%) | |
No | 40 (57.1%) | 30 (42.9%) | 0.409 |
Reflux of bile | |||
Yes | 6 (40%) | 9 (60%) | |
No | 41 (64.1%) | 23 (35.9%) | 0.088 |
DeMeester scores | |||
≥ 14.7 | 22 (55%) | 18 (45%) | |
< 14.7 | 25 (64.1%) | 14 (35.9%) | 0.41 |
Acid exposure time | |||
≥ 4.2% | 22 (56.4%) | 17 (43.6%) | |
< 4.2% | 25 (62.5%) | 15 (37.5%) | 0.581 |
Bolus exposure time | |||
≥ 1.4% | 29 (53.7%) | 25 (46.3%) | |
< 1.4% | 18 (72%) | 7 (28%) | 0.123 |
Number of Reflux episodes (impedance) | |||
≥ 73 | 18 (47.4%) | 20 (52.6%) | |
< 73 | 29 (70.7%) | 12 (29.3%) | 0.035 |
SI of chronic cough | |||
> 50% | 17 (58.6%) | 12 (41.4%) | |
≤ 50% | 30 (60%) | 20 (40%) | 0.904 |
SAP of chronic cough | |||
> 95% | 22 (56.4%) | 17 (43.6%) | |
≤ 95% | 25 (62.5%) | 15 (37.5%) | 0.581 |
Reflux-cough correlation | |||
Positive | 26 (56.5%) | 20 (43.5%) | |
Negative | 21 (63.6%) | 12 (36.4%) | 0.525 |
Ineffective esophageal motility | |||
Yes | 9 (40.9%) | 13 (59.1%) | |
No | 36 (69.2%) | 16 (30.8%) | 0.023 |