Central Obesity as a Risk Factor for Non-Erosive Reflux Disease.

CONCLUSION: Central obesity appears to be an independent risk factor for NERD. This result supports the presence of an association between GERD and central obesity, even in the absence of esophageal erosion (NERD). PMID: 28540986 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28540986?dopt=Abstract

Source: Yonsei Medical Journal - May 27, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Kim KJ, Lee BS Tags: Yonsei Med J Source Type: research