Table 1 Indications for gastroscopy among patients in the RE group
| Main symptoms | n(%*) | Duration of symptoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
< 1 month n (%**) |
1–3 months n (%**) |
3–6 months n (%**) |
> 6 months n (%**) | ||
| Heartburn (only) | 46 (12.7) | 2 (4.3) | 4 (8.7) | 25 (54.3) | 15 (32.6) |
| Regurgitation (only) | 71 (19.7) | 5 (7.0) | 5 (7.0) | 36 (50.7) | 25 (35.2) |
| Heartburn and regurgitation | 186 (51.5) | 2 (1.1) | 10 (5.4) | 102 (54.8) | 72 (38.7) |
| Pharyngeal paresthesia | 19 (5.3) | 5 (26.3) | 10 (52.6) | 4 (21.1) | 0 (0) |
| Dysphagia | 12 (3.3) | 6 (50.0) | 5 (41.7) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0) |
| Dry cough | 11 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (18.2) | 6 (54.5) | 3 (27.3) |
| Nausea | 6 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (50.0) | 2 (33.3) |
| Upper abdominal pain | 10 (2.8) | 1 (10.0) | 5 (50.0) | 4 (40.0) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 361 | 21 (5.8) | 42 (11.6) | 181 (50.1) | 117 (32.4) |