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Figure 1 | Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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From: Impact of gastroesophageal reflux disease on daily life: the Systematic Investigation of Gastrointestinal Diseases in China (SILC) epidemiological study

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Dimension scores of the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) in A) participants with and without symptom-defined gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), B) participants with and without reflux symptoms below the threshold for symptom-defined GERD and C) patients with and without troublesome reflux symptoms. PF, physical functioning; RP, role limitation-physical; BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; VT, vitality; SF, social functioning; RE, role limitation-emotional; MH, mental health. *Meaningful impairment (statistically significant [p < 0.05] decrease of ≥5 points).

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