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Association of upper gastrointestinal symptoms with functional and clinical charateristics in elderly (Articolo in rivista)

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Articolo in rivista (Classe)

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Association of upper gastrointestinal symptoms with functional and clinical charateristics in elderly (Articolo in rivista) (literal)

Anno

2011-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)

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10.3748/wjg.v17.i25.3020 (literal)

Alternative label

A. Pilotto (1); S. Maggi (2); M. Noale (2); M. Franceschi (3); G. Parisi (4); G. Crepaldi (2) (2011)
Association of upper gastrointestinal symptoms with functional and clinical charateristics in elderly
in World Journal of Gastroenterology; Baishideng publishing, Hong Kong (Cina)
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A. Pilotto (1); S. Maggi (2); M. Noale (2); M. Franceschi (3); G. Parisi (4); G. Crepaldi (2) (literal)

Pagina inizio

3020 (literal)

Pagina fine

3026 (literal)

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17 (literal)

Rivista

World Journal of Gastroenterology (Rivista)

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7 (literal)

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25 (literal)

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[ 1 ] S Antonio Hosp, Geriatr Unit, Azienda ULSS Padova 16, I-35127 Padua, Italy [ 2 ] CNR, Aging Sect, Inst Neurosci, IPOD Investigators, I-35131 Padua, Italy [ 3 ] ULSS4 Alto Vicentino, Dept Surg, Endoscopy Unit, I-36015 Schio, VI, Italy [ 4 ] Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, I-31100 Feltre, BL, Italy (literal)

Titolo

Association of upper gastrointestinal symptoms with functional and clinical charateristics in elderly (literal)

Abstract

Abstract: AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms and their association with clinical and functional characteristics in elderly outpatients. METHODS: The study involved 3238 outpatients 60 years consecutively enrolled by 107 general practitioners. Information on social, behavioral and demographic characteristics, function in the activities of daily living (ADL), co-morbidities and drug use were collected by a structured interview. Upper gastrointestinal symptom data were collected by the 15-items upper gastro-intestinal symptom questionnaire for the elderly, a validated diagnostic tool which includes the following five symptom clusters: (1) abdominal pain syndrome; (2) reflux syndrome; (3) indigestion syndrome; (4) bleeding; and (5) non-specific symptoms. Presence and severity of gastrointestinal symptoms were analyzed through a logistic regression model. RESULTS: 3100 subjects were included in the final analysis. The overall prevalence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms was 43.0%, i.e. cluster (1) 13.9%, (2) 21.9%, (3) 30.2%, (4) 1.2%, and (5) 4.5%. Upper gastrointestinal symptoms were more frequently reported by females (P < 0.0001), with high number of co-morbidities (P < 0.0001), who were taking higher number of drugs (P < 0.0001) and needed assistance in the ADL. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that female sex (OR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.17-1.64), disability in the ADL (OR = 1.47, 95% CI: 1.12-1.93), smoking habit (OR = 1.29, 95% CI: 1.00-1.65), and body mass index (OR = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.04-1.08), as well as the presence of upper (OR = 3.01, 95% CI: 2.52-3.60) and lower gastroenterological diseases (OR = 2.25, 95%CI: 1.70-2.97), psychiatric (OR = 1.60, 95% CI: 1.28-2.01) and respiratory diseases (OR = 1.25, 95% CI: 1.01-1.54) were significantly associated with the presence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms. CONCLUSION: Functional and clinical characteristics are associated with upper gastrointestinal symptoms. A multidimensional comprehensive evaluation may be useful when approaching upper gastrointestinal symptoms in older subjects. (C) 2011 Baishideng. All rights reserved. (literal)

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