Open AccessGastroesophageal Reflux Disease and its Association with Body Mass Index: Clinical and Endoscopic Study
Author(s) -
Bhumika Vaishnav
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24151.9562
Subject(s) - gerd , medicine , overweight , body mass index , obesity , risk factor , gastroenterology , reflux , cross sectional study , disease , pathology
Obesity is rapidly becoming a pandemic and poses a serious health risk to the individuals. Abdominal obesity is quite common in India and is a prime risk factor for diseases like diabetes, coronary artery disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), osteoarthritis etc. A complex and multifactorial aetiopathogenesis of GERD exists in presence of obesity. The current study focuses on high Body Mass Index (BMI), a marker of obesity, as a risk factor for GERD and aims for a better understanding of their complex association.