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Weakly acidic reflux and the presence of gas in the refluxate could be relevant in the pathogenesis of symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assess the relationship between symptoms and weakly acidic, acid and mixed (liquid\u2013gas) reflux, 24 h oesophageal pH\u2013impedance monitoring was performed in 32 NERD and in 20 oesophagitis patients. In 12 NERD patients the study was repeated following 4 weeks treatment with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Impedance\u2013pH data were compared with those of 10 asymptomatic controls. Heartburn and acid regurgitation were considered in the analysis of symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>15 NERD patients showed a physiological acid exposure time (pH-negative). Weakly acidic reflux was significantly less frequent in patients (25% (2%), mean (SE)) than in controls (54% (4%), p&lt;0.01). Gas was present in 45\u201355% of reflux events in patient groups and controls, and decreased following PPI treatment. In NERD pH-negative patients, weakly acidic reflux accounted for 32% (10%) (vs 22% (6%) in NERD pH-positive and 12% (8%) in oesophagitis patients) and mixed reflux for more than two-thirds of all symptom-related refluxes. Multivariate logistic analysis showed that in NERD pH-negative patients, the risk of reflux perception was significantly higher when gas was present in the refluxate (odds ratio, 3.2; 95% CI, 1.2 to 10; p&lt;0.01).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The large majority of symptoms, in all patients, are related to acid reflux. 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