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Table 2 Results of individual questions of the Infant Gastroesophageal Reflux Questionnaire Revised (I-GERQ-R) by age.

From: Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in infants in a rural population: longitudinal data over the first six months

Question

One-month

Two-month

Four-month

Six-month

Regurgitation frequency*

1.12(0.09)

1.19(0.09)

1.24(0.09)

0.93(0.08)

Regurgitation volume

1.35(0.07)

1.24(0.07)

1.34(0.07)

1.08(0.08)

Regurgitation discomfort

1.05(0.11)

0.90(0.10)

0.72(0.09)

0.54(0.08)

Refuse feed when hungry

0.24(0.05)

0.21(0.05)

0.28(0.07)

0.24(0.05)

Stop feed when hungry

0.66(0.08)

0.52(0.08)

0.50(0.07)

0.45(0.07)

Cry during/after feed

1.27(0.12)

0.90(0.10)

0.57(0.07)

0.45(0.06)

Cry greater than usual

1.21(0.11)

0.90(0.09)

0.87(0.09)

0.85(0.09)

Cry duration*

0.93(0.09)

0.77(0.08)

0.60(0.07)

0.55(0.06)

Hiccups

2.68(0.08)

2.33(0.10)

1.57(0.10)

1.25(0.08)

Arching

1.13(0.10)

0.86(0.10)

0.72(0.08)

0.57(0.08)

Apnea (awake/struggle)†

0.12(0.05)

0.14(0.05)

0(0)

0.02(0.02)

Turned blue†

0(0)

0.02(0.02)

0(0)

0(0)

Overall severity§

1.37(0.11)

1.23(0.11)

1.18(0.10)

0.88(0.09)

  1. Scores for each question ranged from 0 to 4 except where indicated.
  2. * Score for question ranged from 0 to 3.
  3. † Score for question ranged from 0 to 2.
  4. §Question asked as part of I-GERQ-R, but score not incorporated into I-GERQ-R score.
  5. Mean score (Standard deviation)