School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2010 Mar;39(1):9-22. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2009.12.007.
Until recently, the epidemiology of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms had not been adequately studied in relation to increasing body mass index. To date there are only a few studies in the literature, and thus the relationship between obesity and specific GI symptoms is poorly understood. Future studies that incorporate different ethnicities from varied geographic locations are urgently required. A greater understanding of how GI symptoms are related to obesity and the physiology will be important in the clinical management of these patients.
直到最近，人们对与不断增加的体重指数相关的胃肠道（GI）症状的流行病学研究还不够充分。迄今为止，文献中只有少数研究，因此，肥胖与特定的 GI 症状之间的关系还不太清楚。迫切需要进行更多的研究，纳入来自不同地理位置的不同种族。更好地了解 GI 症状与肥胖和生理学之间的关系，对于这些患者的临床管理非常重要。
