| REJCHRT, Stanislav, Ilona KOUPIL, Marcela KOPÁČOVÁ, Viktor VOŘÍŠEK, Bohumil SEIFERT, Oldřich POZLER, Pavel ŽIVNÝ, Tomáš DOUDA, Vladimír PALIČKA, Jan HOLČÍK and Jan BUREŠ. Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of uninvestigated dyspepsia in the Czech Republic. European journal of gastroenterology and hepatology. London UK: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2008, vol. 20, No 9, p. 898-905. ISSN 0954-691X. |
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@article{782294,
author = {Rejchrt, Stanislav and Koupil, Ilona and Kopáčová, Marcela and Voříšek, Viktor and Seifert, Bohumil and Pozler, Oldřich and Živný, Pavel and Douda, Tomáš and Palička, Vladimír and Holčík, Jan and Bureš, Jan},
article_location = {London UK},
article_number = {9},
keywords = {Czech Republic; prevalence; sociodemographic determinants; uninvestigated dyspepsia},
language = {eng},
issn = {0954-691X},
journal = {European journal of gastroenterology and hepatology},
title = {Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of uninvestigated dyspepsia in the Czech Republic},
volume = {20},
year = {2008}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 782294
AU - Rejchrt, Stanislav - Koupil, Ilona - Kopáčová, Marcela - Voříšek, Viktor - Seifert, Bohumil - Pozler, Oldřich - Živný, Pavel - Douda, Tomáš - Palička, Vladimír - Holčík, Jan - Bureš, Jan
PY - 2008
TI - Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of uninvestigated dyspepsia in the Czech Republic
JF - European journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
VL - 20
IS - 9
SP - 898-905
EP - 898-905
PB - Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
SN - 0954691X
KW - Czech Republic
KW - prevalence
KW - sociodemographic determinants
KW - uninvestigated dyspepsia
N2 - Objective: There are no data on the epidemiology of dyspepsia in Central Europe. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of uninvestigated dyspepsia in a representative sample of the Czech population. Methods: A total of 2509 persons, aged 5-100 years, randomly selected from 30 012 individuals in the general population, entered this multicentre, prospective, questionnaire-based epidemiological study. Results: We found a 17% prevalence of long-lasting (>12 months) dyspeptic symptoms in the general population. Two subgroups were distinguished: (i) persons with dyspepsia as the only one long-lasting symptom and themselves feeling otherwise healthy (9%), mostly among younger patients (subgroup A); and (ii) patients with dyspepsia as part of the complex of previously recognized diseases (8%), mostly in older patients (subgroup B). The prevalence of dyspepsia was significantly higher among women. The excess cases of dyspepsia among the highly educated seemed to be cases of dyspepsia of subgroup A, and the higher prevalence of dyspepsia among the lower social classes was largely dyspepsia of subgroup B. Being a widow/widower had a significant effect on the risk of self-reported dyspepsia among 25-64-year-olds. No association between Helicobacter pylori infection and dyspepsia was found. Conclusion: The prevalence of uninvestigated dyspepsia in the Czech Republic is comparable with data from other European countries. Clearly distinct subgroups of dyspeptic patients exist that should be further studied.
ER -
REJCHRT, Stanislav, Ilona KOUPIL, Marcela KOPÁČOVÁ, Viktor VOŘÍŠEK, Bohumil SEIFERT, Oldřich POZLER, Pavel ŽIVNÝ, Tomáš DOUDA, Vladimír PALIČKA, Jan HOLČÍK and Jan BUREŠ. Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of uninvestigated dyspepsia in the Czech Republic. \textit{European journal of gastroenterology and hepatology}. London UK: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2008, vol.~20, No~9, p.~898-905. ISSN~0954-691X.
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