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- Rejchrt, Stanislav, et al.
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Epidemiology of dyspepsia
- 2014
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In: Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství. - : Czech Medical Association. - 0042-773X. ; 60:7-8, s. 649-656
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Epidemiology of uninvestigated dyspepsia was studied in the Czech Republic for the first time in 2001. The aim of our current multi-centre prospective study was to evaluate dyspepsia using the same methods in a representative sample of general unselected population from the same geographical areas 10 years later. A total of 22 centres entered the study. A total of 1,836 subjects (aged 5-98 years) were enrolled. The overall prevalence of dyspepsia was 12 %; namely 3.5 % in subjects aged 5-24 years, 18 % among 25-64-year-old persons and 15 % in subjects 65 years. Despite the substantial decrease of Helicobacter pylori infection in the Czech Republic over the past 10 years, the prevalence and basic socio-demographic determinants of uninvestigated dyspepsia did not change significantly. Key words: Czech Republic - epidemiology - Helicobacter pylori - uninvestigated dyspepsia.
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