Review
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2009; 15(14): 1690-1701
Published online Apr 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1690
Table 1 Association between being overweight/obese and GERD-related symptoms
AuthorYearCountryStudy designPopulation sizeObesity indexMethod of data collectionAssociation
Nilsson et al[42]2003NorwayPopulation-based65 363BMIQuestionnaireYes
Nandurkar et al[41]2004USAPopulation-based211BMIValidated questionnaireYes
Hampel et al[13]2005USAMeta-analysisBMIValidated symptoms scoreYes
Corley et al[14]2006USAMeta-analysisBMIQuestionnaireYes
Jacobson et al[38]2006USACross-sectional, women10 545BMIQuestionnaireYes
Nocon et al[39]2006GermanyPopulation-based7124BMIInterviewYes
Corley et al[37]2007USACross-sectional80 110BMI and abdominal diameterQuestionnaireYes
Nocon et al[40]2007GermanyPopulation-based6215BMIValidated questionnaireYes
Zheng et al[43]2007SwedenSwedish twin registry27 717BMIQuestionnaire, telephone interviewYes
Andersen et al[44]1991DenmarkPopulation-based1321BMIValidated questionnaireNo
Lagergren et al[46]2000SwedenCross-sectional820BMIInterviewNo
Talley et al[45]2004AustraliaCross-sectional777BMIQuestionnaireNo
Zagari et al[47]2008ItalyPopulation-based1033BMIQuestionnaireNo