Prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in asthma patients at Srinagarind Hospital
Chunlertrith, K.; Boonsawat, W.; Zaeoue, U.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 88(5): 668-671
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 16149686 Document Number: 2446
Objective: To determine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in asthma patients at Srinagarind Hospital and compare them with a non-asthmatic control group.Material and Method. A prospective study consisted of 151 asthma patients at the outpatient asthma clinic Srinagarind Hospital and 147 non-asthmatic patients as the control group. The study group and the control group were interviewed with questionnaire.Results: Among the asthmatics, 26.5%, 30.5% and 12.6% experienced heartburn, regurgitation and both symptoms, respectively. While in the control group, 15.6%, 26.5% and 10.2% experienced heartburn, regurgitation and both symptoms.Conclusion: The present study showed the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in asthmatic Thai patients and the control group to be 57% and 42.1%. Asthmatic patients had a greater prevalence than the control group but there was no statistically significant difference.
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