Table 1 Characteristics for the whole group and women with or without current and lifetime GORD
All | Current GORD-related symptoms* | Lifetime GORD-related symptoms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | P value | Yes | No | P value | ||
n = 1084 | n = 114 | n = 958 | n = 151 | n = 933 | |||
Age at interview (yr) | 50.7(34.3, 65.9) | 68.6 (58.4, 77.4) | 48.1 (32.1, 63.7) | <0.001 | 66.1 (56.6,77.3) | 47.8 (31.5, 63.2) | <0.001 |
BMI (kg/m 2 )* | 26.3 (23.4, 55.0) | 28.6 (25.0, 33.9) | 26.0 (23.2, 30.5) | <0.001 | 28.3 (24.5, 33.6) | 26.0 (23.3, 30.5) | <0.001 |
Alcohol consumption (g/day)* | 2.9 (0.3, 12.0) | 0.8 (0.1, 11.0) | 3.1 (0.4, 12.2) | 0.18 | 1.5 (0.0, 9.9) | 3.2 (0.4, 12.4) | 0.2 |
Smokers (current)* | 153 (14.1%) | 12 (10.5%) | 139 (14.5%) | 0.25 | 16 (10.6%) | 137 (14.7%) | 0.18 |
Physically active* | 840 (77.6%) | 77 (67.5%) | 758 (79.3%) | 0.004 | 98 (64.9%) | 742 (79.7%) | <0.001 |
Socio-economic status | |||||||
Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged) | 167 (15.4%) | 21 (18.4%) | 145 (15.1%) | 0.79 | 27 (17.9%) | 140 (15.0%) | 0.85 |
Quintile 2 | 232 (21.4%) | 25 (21.9%) | 206 (21.5%) | 32 (21.2%) | 200 (21.4%) | ||
Quintile 3 | 253 (23.3%) | 28 (24.6%) | 221 (23.1%) | 37 (24.5%) | 216 (23.2%) | ||
Quintile 4 | 211 (19.5%) | 18 (15.6%) | 188 (19.6%) | 26 (17.2%) | 185 (19.8%) | ||
Quintile 5 | 221 (20.4%) | 22 (19.3%) | 198 (20.7%) | 29 (19.2%) | 120 (20.6%) | ||
Mood disorder (current) | 114 (10.6%) | 18 (15.8%) | 72 (7.5%) | 0.003 | - | - | - |
Anxiety disorder (current) | 83 (7.7%) | 11 (9.7%) | 70 (7.3%) | 0.37 | - | - | - |
Current symptomatology (GHQ >3)* | 161 (15.2%) | 27 (25%) | 129 (13.8%) | 0.002 | - | - | - |
Mood disorder (lifetime) | 311 (28.7%) | - | - | - | 47 (31.1%) | 264 (28.3%) | 0.48 |
Anxiety disorder (lifetime) | 144 (13.3%) | - | - | - | 26 (17.2%) | 118 (12.7%) | 0.13 |