Arivan Ramachandran, Deepanjali Surendran
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, 605006, Puducherry, India.
Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, 605006, Puducherry, India.
BMC Res Notes. 2018 Jul 9;11(1):448. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3569-1.
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects all age groups, and various lifestyle as well as psychological factors are recognized as risk factors for GERD. Undergraduate medical students are exposed to lifestyle changes and psychological stressors. We aimed to study the prevalence of GERD among undergraduate students of a medical school in southern India in a cross-sectional survey using a validated symptom score.
A total of 358 undergraduate medical students participated in the study. There were 188 (52.5%) males and 170 (47.4%) females; the mean (SD) age of the participants was 20.3 (1.5) years. A total of 115 (31.2%) participants had at least one episode of heartburn per week, while 108 (30.1%) participants had at least one episode of regurgitation per week. Heartburn or regurgitation of at least mild severity was present in 115 (32.1%) and 108 (30.16%) of participants respectively. Based on the symptom score, a diagnosis of GERD was made in 18 (5.02%) students. Frequent consumption of carbonated drinks (OR = 3.63 [95% CI 1.39-9.5]; P = 0.008) and frequent consumption of tea or coffee (OR = 4.65 [95% CI 1.2-17.96]; P = 0.026) were significantly associated with a diagnosis of GERD.
胃食管反流病（GERD）影响所有年龄组，各种生活方式以及心理因素被认为是GERD的危险因素。本科医学生面临生活方式的改变和心理压力源。我们旨在通过一项使用经过验证的症状评分的横断面调查，研究印度南部一所医学院本科学生中GERD的患病率。
共有358名本科医学生参与了该研究。其中男性188名（52.5%），女性170名（47.4%）；参与者的平均（标准差）年龄为20.3（1.5）岁。共有115名（31.2%）参与者每周至少有一次烧心发作，而108名（30.1%）参与者每周至少有一次反流发作。分别有115名（32.1%）和108名（30.16%）参与者存在至少轻度严重程度的烧心或反流。根据症状评分，18名（5.02%）学生被诊断为GERD。经常饮用碳酸饮料（比值比[OR]=3.63[95%置信区间CI 1.39 - 9.5]；P = 0.008）和经常饮用茶或咖啡（OR = 4.65[95%CI 1.2 - 17.96]；P = 0.026）与GERD诊断显著相关。
