The association between body mass index and gastroesophageal reflux disease in the World Trade Center Health Program General Responder Cohort

Background There is increasing concern about the obesity epidemic in the United States. Obesity is a potential risk factor for a number of chronic diseases, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This analysis examined whether body mass index (BMI) was associated with physician‐diagnosed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of industrial medicine 2016-09, Vol.59 (9), p.761-766
Hauptverfasser:	Icitovic, Nikolina, Onyebeke, Lynn C., Wallenstein, Sylvan, Dasaro, Christopher R., Harrison, Denise, Jiang, Jieying, Kaplan, Julia R., Lucchini, Roberto G., Luft, Benjamin J., Moline, Jacqueline M., Pendem, Lakshmi, Shapiro, Moshe, Udasin, Iris G., Todd, Andrew C., Teitelbaum, Susan L.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	9/11 Adult BMI Body Mass Index Confidence intervals Female Gastroesophageal reflux Gastroesophageal Reflux - diagnosis Gastroesophageal Reflux - epidemiology GERD Humans Ideal Body Weight Male Middle Aged Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Occupational Exposure Overweight - epidemiology Proportional Hazards Models September 11 Terrorist Attacks World Trade Center
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Zusammenfassung:	Background There is increasing concern about the obesity epidemic in the United States. Obesity is a potential risk factor for a number of chronic diseases, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This analysis examined whether body mass index (BMI) was associated with physician‐diagnosed GERD in World Trade Center (WTC) general responders. Methods 19,819 WTC general responders were included in the study. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to compare time to GERD diagnosis among three BMI groups (normal (
ISSN:	0271-3586 1097-0274
DOI:	10.1002/ajim.22637