Among females older than 50 years, saliva secretion is significantly lower in non-erosive reflux disease patients than in healthy controls.

Yoshimasa HoshikawaEri MommaMai KoedaTomohide TanabeShintaro HoshinoNoriyuki KawamiKatsuhiko Iwakiri

Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2023)

Among females older than 50 years, saliva secretion was significantly lower in NERD patients than in HC. This reduction in saliva secretion may contribute to the pathophysiology of NERD in females.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
physical activity
patient reported outcomes
middle aged