بررسي ارتباط بين علايم تنفسي و ريفلاكس معده به مري در جمعيت بالاي بيست سال شهركرد

Respiratory symptoms and gastroesophageal reflux in adult population of more than 20 years old in Shahrekord

Background and Aim: Association between gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and respiratory diseases has been known for a long time. There are few epidemiological studies on general population in the world, and little is known about a possible association between respiratory symptoms and reflux in Iran . Method: A sample of 5492 adults (more than 20 years old) was randomly selected for the study, from them 4762 subjects agreed to take part (86.7%). The medical students interviewed all of the subjects. Results: The prevalence of monthly reflux symptoms and active asthma were 25.5% and 6.7%, respectively. The correlation between reflux and asthma had a confidence interval of (2.60-3.43 ) and an odds ratio of 2.99. The correlation between chronic bronchitis and reflux had a confidence interval of (1.43-2.58) and an odds ratio of 1.92. Conclusion: These findings indicates that epigastric pain in many asthmatic and chronic bronchitis patients may be due to reflux.