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Table 1 Patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics (N = 5326).

From: Perspectives on gastroesophageal reflux disease in primary care: the REFLEX study of patient-physician agreement

Characteristic

Mean ± SD or %

Age (years, mean ± SD)

53.0 ± 14.6

Sex (% male)

57.4

Weight (kg, mean ± SD)

74.8 ± 13.6

Height (cm, mean ± SD)

169.4 ± 8.4

BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)

26.0 ± 4.07

Smokers* (%)

37.0

Alcohol consumers* (%)

52.2

PPI use

 

   Continuous (%)

68.8

   Intermittent (%)

20.1

   On-demand (%)

11.0

Use (often or always) of OTC medication according to the physician

 

   Antacids and alginates (%)

8.2

   Prokinetics (%)

3.4

   H2-receptor antagonists (%)

0.8

Upper GI endoscopy in previous 3 years (%)

44.9

   Esophagitis detected on endoscopy (%)

77.3

Concurrent medication

 

   NSAIDs (%)

13.1

   Aspirin (%)

7.7

   Anticoagulants (%)

6.8

   Corticosteroids (%)

1.6

  1. *Includes occasional and regular use.
  2. BMI, body mass index; GI, gastrointestinal; H2, histamine; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; OTC, over-the-counter; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; SD, standard deviation.