Abdominal Obesity as a Risk Factor for the Development of Erosive Esophagitis in Subjects with a Normal Esophago-Gastric Junction
Gut and Liver
;
: 276-284, 2009.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-60570
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Obesity is reported to be associated with erosive esophagitis (EE). However, the temporal association of obesity and abdominal obesity with EE is unclear. We conducted this study to investigate the temporal association of obesity, especially abdominal obesity with EE.METHODS:
Among 1,182 subjects who underwent health screening examinations including upper endoscopy in both 2003 and 2006, a total 1,029 subjects with a normal esophagogastric junction on upper endoscopy in 2003 were enrolled. All subjects completed questionnaires and anthropometric measurements were obtained twice by trained personnels. The patients with newly developed EE were compared to the subjects without newly developed EE.RESULTS:
Among 1,029 subjects, 42 (4.1%) were newly diagnosed with EE and 82 (8.0%) with hiatal hernia. The mean body mass index (BMI) in both examinations was significantly different between the two groups based on the development of erosive esophagitis (p90 cm vs <80 cm).CONCLUSIONS:
Our study showed that abdominal circumference is an independent risk factor for EE, demonstrating a temporal relationship between abdominal obesity and EE.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Body Mass Index
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Mass Screening
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Multivariate Analysis
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Endoscopy
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Esophagitis
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Esophagogastric Junction
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Waist Circumference
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Obesity, Abdominal
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Gut and Liver
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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