Table 2

Percentage total oesophageal acid (pH<4) and bilirubin (absorption >0.14) reflux times, gastric bilirubin (absorption > 0.14) reflux times, and percentage time gastric pH>4, both off and on omeprazole treatment

Group 1 (oesophageal bilirubin monitoring)Group 2 (gastric bilirubin monitoring)
Oesophageal acid reflux (pH<4)Oesophageal bilirubin refluxGastric pH>4 Oesophageal acid refluxGastric bilirubin reflux Gastric pH>4
Off omeprazole11 (6.2–43.6) 28.9 (5.1–67.3) 14.1 (3.6–48.8)3-150 10 (1.4–63.6) 24.9 (2.4–82.7) 14.2 (0.7–25.2)
On omeprazole0.8 (0–7.6)2.4 (0–14.9)70.3 (18.5–98.5)0.2 (0–11)7.2 (0–51.7)93.7 (6.1–99.8)
  • 3-150 p<0.05 off v on omeprazole, p<0.005 offv on omeprazole.