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Comorbidities are frequent in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease in a tertiary health care hospital
Moraes-Filho, Joaquim Prado P; Navarro-Rodriguez, Tomás; Eisig, Jaime N; Barbuti, Ricardo C; Chinzon, Decio; Quigley, Eamonn M M.
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  • Moraes-Filho, Joaquim Prado P; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Department of Gastroenterology. São Paulo. BR
  • Navarro-Rodriguez, Tomás; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Department of Gastroenterology. São Paulo. BR
  • Eisig, Jaime N; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Department of Gastroenterology. São Paulo. BR
  • Barbuti, Ricardo C; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Department of Gastroenterology. São Paulo. BR
  • Chinzon, Decio; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Department of Gastroenterology. São Paulo. BR
  • Quigley, Eamonn M M; National University of Ireland. Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre. Department of Medicine. Cork. IE
Clinics ; Clinics;64(8): 785-790, 2009. tab
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-523999
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

Several aspects of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been studied, but the frequency of comorbidities is not yet fully understood.

OBJECTIVES:

To study the prevalence of GERD comorbidities in a tertiary care hospital.

METHODS:

We prospectively studied 670 consecutive adult patients from the outpatient department of our facility. A diagnosis was established using clinical, endoscopic and/or pHmetry-related findings. Each patient's medical file was reviewed with respect to the presence of other medical conditions and diagnoses.

RESULTS:

Of the 670 patients, 459 (68.6 percent) were female, and the mean age was 55.94 (17-80 years). We registered 316 patients (47.1 percent) with the erosive form of GERD and 354 patients (52.9 percent) with the non-erosive form. A total of 1,664 instances of comorbidities were recorded in 586 patients (87.5 percent), with the most common being arterial hypertension (21 percent), hypercholesterolemia (9 percent), obesity (9 percent), type II diabetes mellitus (5 percent) and depression (4 percent). Two or more comorbidities were present in 437 individuals (64.8 percent). The occurrence of comorbidities increased with age and was higher in patients with the non-erosive form of GERD.

CONCLUSIONS:

In a tertiary referral population, comorbidities were very common, and these may have worsened the already impaired health-related quality of life of these patients. Clinicians caring for GERD patients in this setting must be aware of the likelihood and nature of comorbid disorders and their impact on disease presentation and patient management.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Refluxo Gastroesofágico / Depressão / Hipercolesterolemia / Hipertensão / Obesidade Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Clinics Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil / Irlanda País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Refluxo Gastroesofágico / Depressão / Hipercolesterolemia / Hipertensão / Obesidade Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Clinics Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil / Irlanda País de publicação: Brasil