SynthesisJournal of sport and health science2024
Association between physical activity and risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Exploring the gut-exercise link: A systematic review of gastrointestinal disorders in physical activity.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Pooled it
- A Responsible AI Readiness Framework for Digital Self-Management Platforms: Illustrative Application to a Rule-Based GERD Platform.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Burden Before and After Exercise Challenge in Children with Poorly Controlled Asthma: A 48-Hour MII-pH Study.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2026Article
- Rethinking Long-Term PPI Therapy in GERD: A Narrative Review from a Microbial Ecology Perspective Beyond Acid Suppression.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Prevalence of undiagnosed dyspepsia, associated factors, and its relationship with quality of life among undergraduate health program students at Makerere University in Uganda.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Association of healthy lifestyle behaviors with incident gastroesophageal reflux disease in a large population-based prospective cohort.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- [Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025Review
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease symptom subtypes and endoscopy findings: a retrospective, cross-sectional study from Southwestern Nigeria.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Addressing treatable traits in bronchiectasis through non-pharmacological therapies: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Review
- Review
- Physical Exercise as a Therapeutic Approach in Gastrointestinal Diseases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Exercise benefits meet the esophagus.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Article
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundLifestyle plays an important role in preventing and managing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). In response to the conflicting results in previous studies, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate this association.
methodsRelevant studies published until January 2023 were retrieved from 6 databases, and the prevalence of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux (GER) or GERD was determined from the original studies. A random effects model was employed to meta-analyze the association by computing the pooled relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs). Furthermore, subgroup and dose-response analyses were performed to explore subgroup differences and the association between cumulative physical activity (PA) time and GERD.
resultsThis meta-analysis included 33 studies comprising 242,850 participants. A significant negative association was observed between PA and the prevalence of symptomatic GER (RR = 0.74, 95%CI: 0.66-0.83; p < 0.01) or GERD (RR = 0.80, 95%CI: 0.76-0.84; p < 0.01), suggesting that engaging in PA might confer a protective benefit against GERD. Subgroup analyses consistently indicated the presence of this association across nearly all subgroups, particularly among the older individuals (RR
conclusionMaintaining high levels of PA decreased the risk of GERD, particularly among older adults and smokers. Meeting the recommended PA level of 150 min per week may significantly decrease the prevalence of GERD.
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