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Table 3 Endoscopic diagnostic groups: basic data and number of patients withdental erosion

From: The prevalence of dental erosion in Nigerian patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Diagnostic groups

Number

Mean age (yrs)

Gender

Dental erosion detected

 

No (%)

± S.D

Male

Female

 

Reflux oesophagitis

41 (32.8)

36.9 ± 9.7

24

17

8

Duodenal ulcer

36 (28.8)

39.2 ± 11.4

16

20

7

Gastric ulcer

48 (38.4)

38.1 ± 11.0

17

31

5

  1. Prevalence of erosion between diagnostic groups: Chi-square = 1.33, df = 2, p = 0.51.