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Waist Circumference Versus Body Mass Index to Predict Severity of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

NCT00698178 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2010-10-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common and important disorder. Previous studies have demonstrated the association of obesity with GERD, and now obesity is regarded as a risk factor for GERD. Moreover, body mass index (BMI), an indicator of general obesity, correlates with severity of symptoms and degree of erosive esophagitis. Waist circumference, an indicator of abdominal obesity, has stronger correlation with intra-abdominal pressure and low-grade inflammatory state when compared with BMI. Nevertheless the association of waist circumference with severity of GERD has not been studied.

The primary aim of this study is to compare BMI with waist circumference for their independent association with severity of GERD. The secondary aim is to evaluate independent risk factors of severity of GERD.

Conditions

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Obesity

Interventions

OTHER

Anthropometric measurements

All patients undergo anthropometric measurements to record body weight, body height and waist circumference on the day of enrollment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yao-Chun Hsu, M.D. · Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Ilan, Taiwan

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-08-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

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