Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of uninvestigated dyspepsia in the Czech Republic

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11110/08:2657 RIV/00179906:_____/08:00001009 RIV/00216208:11150/08:00106525

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of uninvestigated dyspepsia in the Czech Republic

Original language description

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 (&gt;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 ofthe 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 dy

Czech name

Prevalence a sociodemografické determinanty neošetřované dyspepsie v České republice

Czech description

Cílem sdělení bylo zjistit prevalenci dosud nediagnostikované dyspepsie. Vyšetřovaný soubor činil 2 509 osob. Zjištěná celková prevalence dyspepsie byla 17%, vyšší u žen než u mužů. U 9% se jednalo o relativně izolovaný symptom (vzdělanější a mladší osoby), u 8% osob šlo o součást celkových zdravotních potíží (starší osoby v horší sociální situaci). Nebyla prokázána souvislost mezi Heliobacter pylori a dyspepsií.

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2008

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

ISSN

0954-691X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

20

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000259344200013

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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