[Aging-related physical and life style changes in the patients with reflux esophagitis].
Nihon Rinsho
; 58(9): 1892-6, 2000 Sep.
Article
en Ja
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| ID: mdl-11004822
ABSTRACT
Incidence of reflux esophagitis(RE) has increased over the past 10 years in Japan, where aging of the population is rapidly progressing. The majority(73.6%) of the patients with RE consisted of non-elderly males having life style problems and of elderly females suffering from posture alterations. This suggested the importance of the disease onset among elderly female population in addition to that of the non-elderly male population. The risk factors specific to the elderly patients include not only persistent acid secretion and presbyesophagus, but also complication with orthopedic regression diseases with posture changes and osteoporosis. The association with the latter orthopedic regression diseases has been significantly increasing and is suggested to promote development of RE. Further increase in the prevalence of RE is foreseen in this aging-accelerating country.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Envejecimiento
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Esofagitis Péptica
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Estilo de Vida
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Ja
Revista:
Nihon Rinsho
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article