Table 2 Severity, use of medication, and frequency of symptoms among subjects with at least once per week gastroesophageal reflux episode
From: Prevalence and risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in a Chinese retiree cohort
Frequency of the gastroesophageal reflux symptoms | Total (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Once per week (%) | Several times per week (%) | Daily (%) | ||
Severitya | ||||
Negligible or Mild | 65 (90.2) | 49 (89.1) | 16 (69.6) | 130 (86.7) |
Moderate | 2 (2.8) | 1 (1.8) | 2 (8.7) | 5 (3.3) |
Severe | 2 (2.8) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (4.3) | 4 (2.7) |
Very severe | 3 (4.2) | 4 (7.3) | 4 (17.4) | 11 (7.3) |
Medication use | ||||
None | 50 (69.4) | 36 (65.4) | 10 (43.5) | 96 (64.0) |
H2Ra | 17 (23.6) | 14 (25.5) | 9 (39.1) | 40 (26.7) |
PPI | 4 (5.6) | 4 (7.3) | 4 (17.4) | 12 (8.0) |
Other anti-acid medication | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.3) |