CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
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Objectives: To describe clinical characteristics of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease at Hanoi General Hospital of Traditional Medicine. Subjects: Patients have been diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease from June 2021 to September 2021. Methods: A cross-sectional study. Results: 60 patients were selected for the study: The mean age in the study was 51.95 ± 15.94. The rate of female was higher than that of male (66.67%). The majority of patients were mental workers (38.33%). The disease duration was mainly from 6 to12 months (61.67%). 30.0% of patients used alcohol; 21,67% of patients used tobacco; 33,33% of patients regularly drank coffee; 55% of patients used nonsteroid analgesics; 38,33% of patients were overweight and had obese. Symptoms of heartburn, belching accounted for the highest rate (88.33%). The mean total GERD Q score of patients on admission was 10.42 ± 1.72. Conclusions: This study has described the clinical characteristics of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and some factors related to gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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gastroesophageal reflux disease, clinical characteristics
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