Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients enrolled in the present study.
Clinical characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Total number of patients | 163 |
Patient profiles | Â |
   Age: median; range (years) | 60; 23–80 |
   Sex: Female (%) | 80 (49.1) |
   BMI: median; range | 25.0; 19.2–43.6 |
Endoscopic results | Â |
   Hiatal hernia (%) | 41 (25.1) |
   Erosive esophagitis (%) |  |
Total | 34 (20.9) |
Mild | 29 (17.8) |
Severe | 5 (3.1) |
   Endoscopic BE (%) |  |
Total | 69 (42.3) |
SSBE | 67 (41.1) |
LSBE | 2 (1.2) |