Tsuyoshi Fujita, Eiji Umegaki, Atsuhiro Masuda, Masao Kobayashi, Yukinao Yamazaki, Shuichi Terao, Tsuyoshi Sanuki, Akihiko Okada, Manabu Murakami, Akihiko Watanabe, Daisuke Obata, Hayato Yoshinaka, Hiromu Kutsumi, Takeshi Azuma, Yuzo Kodama
Objective We assessed the factors associated with overlap between functional dyspepsia (FD) and nonerosive reflux disease (NERD) in endoscopy-based Helicobacter pylori-uninfected Japanese health checkup participants. Methods We utilized baseline data from 3,085 individuals who underwent upper endoscopy for health screening in a prospective, multicenter cohort study. The participants were asked to complete a questionnaire detailing their upper abdominal symptoms and lifestyle. Anxiety was assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) score...
July 12, 2023: Internal Medicine