Population based study to assess prevalence and risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux disease in a high altitude area

Kumar, Sushil; Sharma, Saurabh; Norboo, Tsering; Dolma, Diskit; Norboo, Angchuk; Stobdan, Tsering; Rohatgi, Sarika; Munot, Khushboo; Ahuja, Vineet; Saraya, Anoop

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“…Prevalence rates have been estimated to be lower in Asia when compared to that of the western countries (<5% vs. 10% to 20%) [12]. The current articles on GERD in this Journal [13][14][15][16] demonstrate that contrary to previous belief, the prevalence of GERD in India is in fact much higher and similar to that reported in the Western countries. However, it is unclear if this represents a true increase in the prevalence or is the result of a better understanding of the disease symptoms, increased awareness of acid reflux, or the recent conduct of high quality epidemiological studies.…”

Section: Prevalence Of Gerd In Indiamentioning

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Shedding light on the epidemiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease in India—a big step forward

Gaddam

2011

Indian J Gastroenterol

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Section: Prevalence Of Gerd In Indiamentioning

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Shedding light on the epidemiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease in India—a big step forward

Gaddam

2011

Indian J Gastroenterol

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“…The sample size was calculated based on an anticipated prevalence of 18.7% [7], taking the confidence level of 95% and an absolute error of 1.5% and a non-response rate of 10% and using the formula:…”

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“…This process was repeated till the required sample size was achieved. Each selected subject was interviewed with the aid of a valid questionnaire (in local language) containing items eliciting the demographic, lifestyle factors and the symptom score for GERD [7,8]. The scoring of symptoms was done on the basis of the frequency of symptoms both ranging from 0-3.…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Gerd) in Adult Kashmiri Population

Koul

Parveen

Lahdol

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Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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Objective: The study was conducted with the objective of studying the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and to study various factors associated with it in adult Kashmiri population.Methods: It was a community based prospective cross-sectional observational study conducted by the Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, GMC Srinagar over a period of 24 mo upon native Kashmiris from urban as well as rural areas as a study group. A total of 2600 subjects above the age of 18 y were studied and the overall prevalence of disease was calculated and also the associated (risk) factors were looked for. Results:The overall prevalence of 20.3% was seen in the study population with female gender being more prone to the development of disease (p<0.001). Other factors of greater significance included body mass index (BMI), smoking, physical activity, intake of spicy foods, posture after meals, dinner to sleep time, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) intake and some underlying ailments like asthma and history of abdominal surgery. Conclusion:The overall prevalence of GERD in Kashmiri community is 20.3% with females being more prone with a definite role of factors like BMI, smoking, physical activity, posture after meals, dinner to sleep time interval, intake of spicy foods, drugs and also the co-morbidities.

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“…There are other questionnaire based cross-sectional studies by Sharma et al and Kumar et al, [9,10] which also showed a high weekly prevalence of GERD (16.2-18.7%).…”

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A study of the symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease and associated risk factors among the rural school children of Veleru India

Jahnavi¹,

Patra²,

Singh³

2013

Int J Med Public Health

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A study of the symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease and associated risk factors among the rural school children of Veleru India Background: Prevalence of gastro-esophageal refl ux disease (GERD) in all ages has shown an upward trend over the past decades. The reasons for this increase are ill-understood. The data in the pediatric population is limited. Recent studies have linked childhood GERD to adult GERD. This study was conducted to assess the symptoms, risk factors of GERD among the schoolchildren residing in a rural area. Aims: The aim of this study was to fi nd out the prevalence of GERD risk factors among the school children aged 8-17 years and to fi nd any association between body mass indexes, meal pattern and sleep disturbances related to GERD. Materials and Methods: We did a cross-sectional study on 380 school children of 4 th -10 th standard from 4 schools of Veleru, the Rural Health Center attached to Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences. The questionnaire consisted of questions for refl ux symptoms, meal pattern and sleep disturbances. Results: The symptoms of refl ux like abdominal pain was reported in 7%, heartburn in 1.3%, regurgitation in 2.4%, vomiting in 2.9%, diffi culty in swallowing in 2.1%, sore taste in mouth in 0.8% of the children. The risk-factors for refl ux like caffeinated drinks were found in 45.3%, very spicy food in 12.1%, heavy meals in 2.4% of the children. Sleep disturbance was seen in 33.4% of the children. Obesity was present in 0.6% of the children. Conclusion: School children should be informed about the symptoms and risk factors of GERD so that healthy dietary habits can be developed at a young age and GERD can be prevented. Key words:Dietary habits, gastro-esophageal refl ux disease, school children Original Article INTRODUCTIONThe chronic symptoms of gastro-esophageal refl ux disease (GERD) are due to mucosal damage caused by stomach acid coming up from the stomach into the esophagus. GERD is usually caused by changes in the barrier between the stomach and the esophagus, including abnormal relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter which normally holds the top of the stomach closed; impaired expulsion of gastric refl ux from the esophagus or a hiatal hernia. These changes may be permanent or temporary.Every year GERD affects approximately 4.5/1000 persons in the United Kingdom [1] and 5.4/1000 persons in the United States.[2] In Western populations, the prevalence of GERD ranges from 10% to 20%. GERD symptoms occur at least once a month in 44%, once a week in 20% and daily in 7% of the adult US population. [3][4][5] However, studies describing the epidemiology of GERD in South-East Asia and for that matter in India are sparse; and traditionally GERD was thought to be uncommon in the developing countries, [6] on the other hand, studies in the multiethnic population showed that people of Indian origin are at higher risk of GERD than ethnic Malay and Chinese. [7] And the studies done in India emphasize that the prevalence of GERD in India is ...

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Population based study to assess prevalence and risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux disease in a high altitude area

Cited by 46 publications

References 50 publications

Shedding light on the epidemiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease in India—a big step forward

Shedding light on the epidemiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease in India—a big step forward

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Gerd) in Adult Kashmiri Population

A study of the symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease and associated risk factors among the rural school children of Veleru India

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