Journal article
Obesity and gastroesophageal reflux: quantifying the association between body mass index, esophageal acid exposure, and lower esophageal sphincter status in a large series of patients with reflux symptoms
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery, v 13(8), pp 1440-1447
01 Aug 2009
PMID: 19475461
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Abstract
Obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are increasingly important health problems. Previous studies of the relationship between obesity and GERD focus on indirect manifestations of GERD. Little is known about the association between obesity and objectively measured esophageal acid exposure. The aim of this study is to quantify the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and 24-h esophageal pH measurements and the status of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) in patients with reflux symptoms.
Data of 1,659 patients (50% male, mean age 51 +/- 14) referred for assessment of GERD symptoms between 1998 and 2008 were analyzed. These subjects underwent 24-h pH monitoring off medication and esophageal manometry. The relationship of BMI to 24-h esophageal pH measurements and LES status was studied using linear regression and multiple regression analysis. The difference of each acid exposure component was also assessed among four BMI subgroups (underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese) using analysis of variance and covariance.
Increasing BMI was positively correlated with increasing esophageal acid exposure (adjusted R (2) = 0.13 for the composite pH score). The prevalence of a defective LES was higher in patients with higher BMI (p < 0.0001). Compared to patients with normal weight, obese patients are more than twice as likely to have a mechanically defective LES [OR = 2.12(1.63-2.75)].
An increase in body mass index is associated with an increase in esophageal acid exposure, whether BMI was examined as a continuous or as a categorical variable; 13% of the variation in esophageal acid exposure may be attributable to variation in BMI.
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- Title
- Obesity and gastroesophageal reflux: quantifying the association between body mass index, esophageal acid exposure, and lower esophageal sphincter status in a large series of patients with reflux symptoms
- Creators
- Shahin Ayazi - University of Southern CaliforniaJeffrey A Hagen - Southern California University for Professional StudiesLinda S Chan - University of Southern CaliforniaSteven R DeMeester - Southern California University for Professional StudiesMolly W Lin - University of Southern CaliforniaAli Ayazi - University of California SystemJessica M Leers - University of Southern CaliforniaArzu Oezcelik - University of Southern CaliforniaFarzaneh Banki - Southern California University for Professional StudiesJohn C Lipham - Southern California University for Professional StudiesTom R DeMeester - Southern California University for Professional StudiesPeter F Crookes - University of Southern California
- Publication Details
- Journal of gastrointestinal surgery, v 13(8), pp 1440-1447
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000268069400005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-70349416492
- Other Identifier
- 991022048378904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Surgery