Table 4: Determination of the association between pre-and post-existing GERD with LSG.

Pre- and post-existing GERD with LSG

N

Mean Rank

Z

Sig.

 Pre-post

Negative Ranks

144a

78.92

-10.259b

0.0001

Positive ranks

10b

57.00

 

 

Ties

6c

 

 

 

Total

160

 

 

 

Note: a(pre) < post; b(pre) > post; c(pre) = post.