THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ESOPHAGEAL MOTOR FUNCTION AND GASTRIC REFLUX AND ESOPHAGITIS / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the changes in esophageal pressure and 24h pH on the pathogenesis of esophagitis by means of a multivariate logistic regression analysis of obtained values. Methods Monovariate comparison of parameters from 24h ambulatory esophageal pH measurements and esophageal manometry between two groups of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients, including 45 with esophagitis, 40 without esophagitis, and 42 healthy controls. Multivariate logistic regression analysis of parameters obtained was carried out. Results All parameters of DeMeester-Johson score were significantly higher in esophagitis than those of without esophagitis. The composite scores were 113.29?26.73 and 42.66?11.25, respectively (P