|
Patients (n)
|
65
|
130
|
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Females (n [%])
|
29 [44.6%]
|
58 [44.6%]
|
n.s.*
|
|
Age (years, mean ± SD)
|
58.6 ± 9.2
|
58.5 ± 8.8
|
n.s.**
|
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BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)
|
31.1 ± 5.2
|
27.7 ± 3.7
|
<0.001**
|
|
Smoking (n [%])
|
18 [27.7%]
|
12 [10.1%]
|
0.002*
|
|
Duration of GERD symptoms (years, median [IQR])
|
5.0 [3.0;10.0]
|
5.0 [2.0;11.0]
|
n.s.***
|
|
HbA1c (%)
|
7.2 ± 1.1
|
5.3 ± 0.9
|
<0.001**
|
|
Total cholesterol (mg/d, mean ± SD)
|
204.2 ± 44.9
|
217.3 ± 38.0
|
0.013***
|
|
LDL* (mg/dl, mean ± SD)
|
126.6 ± 32.6
|
134.8 ± 36.9
|
n.s.***
|
|
HDL# (mg/dl, mean ± SD)
|
56.3 ± 16.0
|
60.2 ± 18.3
|
n.s.***
|
|
Triglycerides (mg/dl, mean ± SD)
|
183.0 ± 118.9
|
128.8 ± 66.4
|
<0.001***
|
|
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl, mean ± SD)
|
15.1 ± 4.9
|
13.7 ± 4.5
|
n.s.***
|
|
Creatinine (mg/dl, mean ± SD)
|
1.0 ± 0.2
|
0.9 ± 0.1
|
n.s.***
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