Relationship of Obesity With GERD Among Nigerians

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease With Ulceration.

Treatments: Other: Gastroscopy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02888808

ERC/2009/03/07

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obesity is a strong risk factor for GERD. This study assessed the role of obesity among patients having erosive GERD and controls.

Full description

A case control study of patients with erosive GERD. Patients with erosive GERD who had upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy were graded using the Los Angeles classification. Patients and controls had measurements of body mass index (BMI), WC (waist circumference), Waist hip ratio (WHR), and hip circumference (HC). Bio-data was collected from both groups and data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. A p value of equal to or less than 0.05 was considered significant.

Enrollment: 160 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with dyspepsia

Exclusion criteria

• Patients that refused consent.
• Patients with gastric cancer
• Patients with gastric outlet obstruction
• Pregnant women
• Active gastrointestinal bleeding
• Cigarette smokers
• Patients on Naso-gastric tube.

Trial design

160 participants in 2 patient groups

Erosive GERD

Description:

Gastroscopy examination.

Treatment:

Other: Gastroscopy

Control population

Description:

Gastroscopy examination.

Treatment:

Other: Gastroscopy