Yang Sun Young, Lee Oh Young, Bak Young Tae, Jun Dae Won, Lee Sang Pyo, Lee Sung Hee, Park Geun Tae, Yoon Byung Chul, Choi Ho Soon, Hahm Jun Soo, Lee Min Ho, Lee Dong Hoo
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Hanyang University Hospital, Sungdong-Ku, Seoul, Korea.
Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Jan;53(1):188-93. doi: 10.1007/s10620-007-9842-0. Epub 2007 May 18.
Various reports on the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and uninvestigated dyspepsia have been conducted in Western countries. We sought to determine the frequency of GERD symptoms and uninvestigated dyspepsia in Korea. Telephone interviews were conducted with 1,044 individuals. Of all subjects, 7.1% reported that GERD symptoms were present at least once a week, and 3.8% at least twice a week. The prevalence of heartburn according to educational level and acid regurgitation according to age was significantly different (P < 0.05). The prevalence of uninvestigated dyspepsia was reported as 12.2%. Dyspepsia was divided into subgroups of 34% ulcer-like, 56% dysmotility-like, and 10% nonspecific. The occurrence of dyspepsia did not vary according to age, gender, educational level and household income. As frequency of GERD symptoms increased, quality of life significantly decreased. We concluded that GERD symptoms and uninvestigated dyspepsia were prevalent in Korea. The prevalence was similar to that of other Asian countries.
西方国家已开展了多项关于胃食管反流病（GERD）患病率及未经调查的消化不良的报告。我们试图确定韩国GERD症状及未经调查的消化不良的发生率。对1044人进行了电话访谈。在所有受试者中，7.1%报告GERD症状每周至少出现一次，3.8%报告每周至少出现两次。烧心的患病率根据教育程度以及反酸的患病率根据年龄存在显著差异（P < 0.05）。未经调查的消化不良的患病率报告为12.2%。消化不良分为溃疡样亚组（34%）、动力障碍样亚组（56%）和非特异性亚组（10%）。消化不良的发生率在年龄、性别、教育程度和家庭收入方面无差异。随着GERD症状频率增加，生活质量显著下降。我们得出结论，GERD症状及未经调查的消化不良在韩国较为普遍。其患病率与其他亚洲国家相似。
