Exploring the silent connection: unveiling the intricate relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and sleep apnea syndrome

Table 1 The baseline information of the included cohorts in this study

Study	Participants	Sources / Population	Build	Reference
GERD
Ong et al.
Cases	129,080	UK Biobank / European	HG19/GRCh37	[21]
Controls	473,524	UK Biobank / European	HG19/GRCh37	[21]
Dönertaş et al.
Cases	20,381	UK Biobank	HG19/GRCh37	[24]
Controls	464,217	UK Biobank	HG19/GRCh37	[24]
SAS
Sakaue et al.
Cases	13,818	UK Biobank / European	HG19/GRCh37	[22]
Controls	463,035	UK Biobank / European	HG19/GRCh37	[22]
Wang et al.
Cases	7902	UK Biobank	Not known	[23]
	9096	Finngen / Finns
	3102	Partners Biobank
	3391	CLSA / Canadian
	1517	AGDS / Australian
Controls	248,112	UK Biobank	Not known
	110,963	Finngen / Finns
	16,945	Partners Biobank
	9615	CLSA / Canadian
	5838	AGDS / Australian

GERD, Gastroesophageal reflux disease; SAS, Sleep apnea syndrome; CLSA, Canadian longitudinal study of aging; AGDS, Australian genetics of depression study

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