Table 1 Subjects’ demographic data
From: Analysis of gastric microbiota and Helicobacter pylori infection in gastroesophageal reflux disease
Parameter | Gastritis (%) | GERD (%) | P-valuea | NERD (%) | P-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Median; IQR | 51; 21.5 | 47; 20 | 0.53 | 44; 17 | 0.04* |
Gender | Male | 33 (48.5) | 34 (61.8) | 0.39 | 46 (62.2) | 0.39 |
Female | 35 (51.5) | 21 (21.4) | Â | 28 (37.8) | Â | |
H. pylori status | Positive | 18 (26.4) | 3 (5.5) | 0.0092 | 17 (23.0) | 0.70 |
Negative | 50 (73.5) | 52 (32.7) | Â | 57 (77.0) | Â | |
Alcohol** | Yes | 20 (30.3) | 44 (80.0) |  < 0.001 | 34 (46.0) | 0.082 |
No | 46 (69.7) | 11 (20.0) | Â | 40 (54.0) | Â | |
Smoking** | Yes | 23 (34.8) | 46 (83.6) |  < 0.001 | 38 (51.4) | 0.061 |
No | 43 (65.2) | 9 (16.4) | Â | 36 (66.7) | Â | |