High prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms and esophagitis with or without symptoms in the general adult Swedish population: A Kalixanda study report
| Autor: | Manfred Stolte, Jukka Ronkainen, Nicholas J. Talley, Lars Agréus, Pertti Aro, Hans Graffner, Michael Vieth, E. Bolling-Sternevald, Sven-Erik Johansson, Tore Lind, Lars Engstrand, Tom Storskrubb |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Response rate (survey)
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Pediatrics biology business.industry fungi Population Gastroenterology Reflux Retrospective cohort study Disease Helicobacter pylori biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine education business Esophagitis |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 40:275-285 |
| ISSN: | 1502-7708 0036-5521 |
| Popis: | Objective. Gastroesophageal reflux disease has been reported to be a common burden on health-care resources in the Western world, but its manifestations in the general population are as yet unclear. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of, and to identify the risk factors for gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (GERS) and erosive esophagitis (EE) in the adult population of two Swedish municipalities. Material and methods. A random sample (n=3000) of the adult population (20–81 years of age) of two Swedish municipalities (n=21,610) was surveyed using a validated postal questionnaire assessing gastrointestinal symptoms. The response rate was 74%. A subsample (n=1000) of the responders was subsequently invited, in random order, for esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy with evaluation of GERS, risk factors and tests for Helicobacter pylori. Results. GERS were reported by 40.0% and EE was found in 15.5% of the population that had undergone endoscopy. Of those with GERS, 24.5% had EE while 36.8% of those w... |
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