Open AccessAssociation Between Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference and Gerd-Q Scores: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Aurel Feodora Tantoro,
Alwi Shahab,
Syarif Husin,
Ratna Maila Dewi Anggraini,
Liniyanti D. Oswari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
natural sciences engineering and technology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2807-2820
DOI - 10.37275/nasetjournal.v2i1.14
Subject(s) - gerd , overweight , medicine , waist , abdominal obesity , obesity , body mass index , population , incidence (geometry) , cross sectional study , risk factor , logistic regression , environmental health , disease , pathology , reflux , physics , optics
The prevalence of GERD has continued to increase in Asian countries in recent decades. The incidence of overweight and obesity continues to increase. Many studies have revealed that obesity in general or abdominal obesity causes a significant increase in the risk of GERD symptoms. The research objective was to determine the relationship between BMI and waist circumference with the incidence of GERD in the adult population of Palembang city.An analytic observational with a cross-sectional design. The population were all adults(≥20 years) of Palembang. The number of samples were 400 people. Data were taken from a self-completed questionnaire, distributed through various social media, then analyzed using logistic regression analysis.Among 400 subjects in the study, there were 81 subjects (20.3%) diagnosed with GERD, 43 subjects (10.8%) were overweight, 79 subjects (19.8%) were obese, and 160 subjects(40%) have had abdominal obesity. There was a significant relationship between obesity and diagnosis of GERD (p=0,001; OR =2,799; CI95% = 1,545-5,069). In contrast, there were no significant relationship between overweight and diagnosis of GERD. There were also no significant relationship between abdominal obesity and diagnosis of GERD. Obesity has a significant association with the diagnosis of GERD, but the absence of an association between overweight and diagnosis of GERD implies that increased BMI is not an independent risk factor in diagnosis of GERD.