ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2013
Vegetarianism as a protective factor for reflux esophagitis: a retrospective, cross-sectional study between Buddhist priests and general population.
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- Risk factors and 26-years worldwide prevalence of endoscopic erosive esophagitis from 1997 to 2022: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors for gastroesophageal reflux disease in the Indian population: A meta-analysis and meta-regression study.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2021Pooled it
- Association between plant-based diets and plasma lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Vegetarian Diet Reduced Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in a Nationwide Longitudinal Survey in Taiwan.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Diets including Animal Food Are Associated with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2023Article
- The Role of a Plant-Only (Vegan) Diet in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Online Survey of the Italian General Population.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Association between plant-based diets and metabolic syndrome in obese adults from Iran: a cross-sectional study.BMC endocrine disorders · 2023Article
- Low prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in vegetarians.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Vegetarianism as a protective factor for asymptomatic colonic diverticulosis in Asians: a retrospective cross-sectional and case-control study.Intestinal research · 2020Article
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- Is Metabolic Syndrome Considered to Be a Risk Factor for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Non-Erosive or Erosive Esophagitis)?: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.Iranian Red Crescent medical journal · 2016Review
- Vegetarianism as a protective factor for colorectal adenoma and advanced adenoma in Asians.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2014Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsSeveral risk factors for reflux esophagitis, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, and metabolic syndrome, are recognized. But vegetarianism as a protective factor for reflux esophagitis has not been reported. The aim of this study is to elucidate the protective effect of vegetarianism for reflux esophagitis.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study that compared the prevalence of reflux esophagitis of 148 Buddhist priests, who are obligatory vegetarians with that of age- and sex-matched controls who underwent health checkups in a health promotion center.
resultsThe prevalence of reflux esophagitis was higher in the control group than in the Buddhist priest group (21.6 vs 12.2 %). Weight, body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and abdominal adipose tissue area were higher and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and total cholesterol were lower in the Buddhist priest group. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was higher in the Buddhist priest group than the control group (30.4 vs 17.6 %). In univariate analysis, male sex (odds ratio [OR] = 3.325; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 1.659-6.666), current smoking (OR = 3.37; 95 % CI, 1.439-7.881), alcohol consumption (OR = 2.75; 95 % CI, 1.375-5.481), waist circumference (OR = 1.99; 95 % CI, 1.062-3.739), negative for Helicobacter pylori IgG antibody (OR = 1.89; 95 % CI, 1.018-3.491) and non-vegetarianism (OR = 1.99; 95 % CI, 1.062-3.739) were associated with reflux esophagitis. According to multivariate analysis, male sex (OR = 3.44; 95 % CI, 1.698-6.970), non-vegetarianism (OR = 2.08; 95 % CI, 1.086-3.974) and negative H. pylori IgG antibody (OR = 1.96; 95 % CI, 1.039-3.712) were significantly associated with reflux esophagitis.
conclusionsA non-vegetarian diet is associated with reflux esophagitis.
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