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

N Pandeya; AC Green; DC Whiteman; PM Webb; NK Hayward; PG Parsons; DM Purdie; BM Smithers; D Gotley; A Clouston; I Brown; S Moore; K Harrap; T adkowski; S O'Brien; E Minehan; D Roffe; S O'Keefe; S Lipshut; G Connor; H Berry; F Walker; T Barnes; J Thomas; L Terry; M Connard; L Bowes; MR Malt; J White; C Mosse; N Tait; C Bambach; A Biankan; R Brancatisano; M Coleman; M Cox; S Deane; GL Falk; J Gallagher; M Hollands; T Hugh; R Smith; D Storey; J Avramovic; J Croese; J D'Arcy; S Fairley; J Hansen; J Masson; L Nathanson; B O'Loughlin; L Rutherford; R Turner; M Windsor; J Bessell; P Devitt; G Jamieson; D Watson; S Blamey; A Boussioutas; R Cade; G Crosthwaite; I Faragher; J Gribbin; G Hebbard; G Kiroff; B Mann; B Millar; P O'Brien; R Thomas; S Wood; S Archer; K Faulkner; J Hamdorf

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

N Pandeya, AC Green, DC Whiteman, PM Webb, NK Hayward, PG Parsons, DM Purdie, BM Smithers, D Gotley, A Clouston, I Brown, S Moore, K Harrap, T adkowski, S O'Brien, E Minehan, D Roffe, S O'Keefe, S Lipshut, G Connor Show all

Diseases of the Esophagus | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01287.x

Abstract

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 (View full abstract

University of Melbourne Researchers

Alex Boussioutas Author

Ian Faragher Author

Geoffrey Hebbard Author

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC)

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the Cancer Council Queensland, and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) (program 199600). David Whiteman is supported by a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council. Nirmala Pandeya is supported by Research Fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. The funding bodies played no role in the design or conduct of the study; in the collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; or in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. DW and AG were involved in designing the original study and data collection. NP analyzed and interpreted the data and prepared the manuscript. Both DW and AG reviewed and edited the draft manuscript.