Prevalence and determinants of frequent gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in the Australian community

Nirmala Pandeya; Adele C Green; David C Whiteman; Penelope M Webb; Nicholas K Hayward; Peter G Parsons; David M Purdie; B Mark Smithers; David Gotley; Andrew Clouston; Ian Brown; Suzanne Moore; Karen Harrap; Troy Sadkowski; Suzanne O'Brien; Ellen Minehan; Deborah Roffe; Sue O'Keefe; Suzanne Lipshut; Gabby Connor; Hayley Berry; Frances Walker; Teresa Barnes; Janine Thomas; Linda Terry; Michael Connard; Leanne Bowes; Mary Rose Malt; Jo White; Charles Mosse; Noel Tait; Chris Bambach; Andrew Biankan; Roy Brancatisano; Max Coleman; Michael Cox; Stephen Deane; Gregory L Falk; James Gallagher; Mike Hollands; Tom Hugh; David Hunt; Ross Smith; David Storey; John Avramovic; John Croese; Justin D'Arcy; Stephen Fairley; John Hansen; John Masson; Les Nathanson; Barry O'Loughlin; Leigh Rutherford; Richard Turner; Morgan Windsor; Justin Bessell; Peter Devitt; Glyn Jamieson; David Watson; John Jorgensen; Christopher Martin; Mark Richardson; Garrett Smith; Stephen Blamey; Alex Boussioutas; Richard  Cade; Gary Crosthwaite; Ian Faragher; John Gribbin; Geoff Hebbard; George Kiroff; Bruce Mann; Millar Bob; Paul O'Brien; Robert Thomas; Simon  Wood; Steve Archer; Kingsley Faulkner; Jeffrey Hamdorf

doi:10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01287.x

Prevalence and determinants of frequent gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in the Australian community

Nirmala Pandeya, Adele C Green, David C Whiteman, Penelope M Webb, Nicholas K Hayward, Peter G Parsons, David M Purdie, B Mark Smithers, David Gotley, Andrew Clouston, Ian Brown, Suzanne Moore, Karen Harrap, Troy Sadkowski, Suzanne O'Brien, Ellen Minehan, Deborah Roffe, Sue O'Keefe, Suzanne Lipshut, Gabby ConnorHayley Berry, Frances Walker, Teresa Barnes, Janine Thomas, Linda Terry, Michael Connard, Leanne Bowes, Mary Rose Malt, Jo White, Charles Mosse, Noel Tait, Chris Bambach, Andrew Biankan, Roy Brancatisano, Max Coleman, Michael Cox, Stephen Deane, Gregory L Falk, James Gallagher, Mike Hollands, Tom Hugh, David Hunt, Ross Smith, David Storey, John Avramovic, John Croese, Justin D'Arcy, Stephen Fairley, John Hansen, John Masson, Les Nathanson, Barry O'Loughlin, Leigh Rutherford, Richard Turner, Morgan Windsor, Justin Bessell, Peter Devitt, Glyn Jamieson, David Watson, John Jorgensen, Christopher Martin, Mark Richardson, Garrett Smith, Stephen Blamey, Alex Boussioutas, Richard Cade, Gary Crosthwaite, Ian Faragher, John Gribbin, Geoff Hebbard, George Kiroff, Bruce Mann, Millar Bob, Paul O'Brien, Robert Thomas, Simon Wood, Steve Archer, Kingsley Faulkner, Jeffrey Hamdorf

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Frequent gastroesophageal reflux (GER) causes chronic inflammation and damages esophageal mucosa, which can lead to Barrett's esophagus. It has also been consistently found to be a strong risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma. The prevalence of GER appears to vary; however, population-based Australian studies investigating the symptoms are limited. This study aimed to estimate the population prevalence and identify the determinants of frequent GER symptoms in the Australian population. Self-reported information on the frequency of reflux symptoms were collected from 1,580 adults from a population register. We estimated age- and sex-standardized prevalence of occasional (<weekly) and frequent (≥weekly) GER symptoms in the Australian population. We also estimated adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) for GER symptoms associated with demographic and lifestyle characteristics. The standardized prevalences of GER symptoms were 10.4% and 38.3% for frequent and occasional symptoms, respectively. Compared with participants with body mass index <25, those with body mass index ≥35 had almost 90% higher prevalence of frequent GER symptoms (PR 1.89; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13-3.16). Similarly, the prevalence of frequent GER symptoms was significantly higher among regular users of aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs than never users (PR 1.71; 95%CI 1.08-3.16) and regular consumers of medium to well-done barbecued meat (PR 1.75; 95%CI 1.10-2.80) or fried food (PR 2.69; 95%CI 1.66-4.35). The prevalence of frequent GER symptoms was significantly lowered with regular physical activity (PR 0.46; 95%CI 0.32-0.66) and Helicobacter pylori infection (PR 0.53; 95%CI 0.35-0.80). We found no evidence that frequent GER symptoms were associated with smoking, alcohol, spicy food, or coffee consumption. Our results confirm that GER symptoms are common and that frequent GER symptoms are associated with a range of modifiable lifestyle factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	573-583
Number of pages	11
Journal	Diseases of The Esophagus
Volume	25
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01287.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2012

Keywords

Gastro-esophageal reflux
Australia
Determinants
Gastroesophageal reflux
Body mass index
Cross-sectional survey
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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Pandeya, N., Green, A. C., Whiteman, D. C., Webb, P. M., Hayward, N. K., Parsons, P. G., Purdie, D. M., Smithers, B. M., Gotley, D., Clouston, A., Brown, I., Moore, S., Harrap, K., Sadkowski, T., O'Brien, S., Minehan, E., Roffe, D., O'Keefe, S., Lipshut, S., ... Hamdorf, J. (2012). Prevalence and determinants of frequent gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in the Australian community. Diseases of The Esophagus, 25(7), 573-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01287.x

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