Prevalence of overweightedness in patients with gastro-esophageal reflux
| Autor: | F. Anzini, Enrico Corazziari, Luca Piretta, Federico Alghisi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Esophageal pH Monitoring Population Overweight Gastroenterology Risk Assessment 24-h ph-metry body mass index gastro-esophageal reflux obesity overweight Body Mass Index Sex Factors Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Prevalence Humans Obesity education Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Reflux Case-control study General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease digestive system diseases Italy Case-Control Studies GERD Gastroesophageal Reflux Female medicine.symptom business Esophageal pH monitoring Body mass index Rapid Communication |
| Popis: | AIM: To evaluate whether the prevalence of overweight and obese conditions is increased in gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients (with 24-h pathological pH recordings) in comparison to general population. METHODS: A total of 196 consecutive patients (103 females, age range 18-83 years) with symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) and 24-h pathological esophageal pH-metry. Body mass index (BMI) of the patients was calculated and its distribution (%) was compared with that of the Italian general population as assessed by National Bureau of Census (ISTAT). To evaluate the association of GERD with weight categories, the binomial test was employed. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: In males, overweightedness (BMI 25-25.9) was present in 43% of GERD patients vs 41.8% of Italian population (IP) (ns), obesity (BMI ≥ 30) in 10.9% vs 9.1% (ns). In females overweight was present in 34.9% of GERD patients vs 25.7% of IP (P < 0.01), obesity in 13.6% of GERD patients vs 9.1% of IP (P < 0.01). No statistically significant differences were noted in different age classes. CONCLUSION: In comparison to the Italian general population, the prevalence of overweightedness and obesity is increased in female but not in male patients with ascertained gastro-esophageal reflux disease. |
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