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Relation of Helicobacter pylori with dyspeptic symptoms among medical students in Lithuania / L. Jonaitis, M. Kasparavičienė, G. Kiudelis, L. Kupčinskas
Type of publication
Tezės kitame recenzuojamame leidinyje / Theses in other peer-reviewed publication (T1e)
Title
Relation of Helicobacter pylori with dyspeptic symptoms among medical students in Lithuania / L. Jonaitis, M. Kasparavičienė, G. Kiudelis, L. Kupčinskas
Publisher (trusted)
Medicinos spaudos namai |
Date Issued
Date Issued |
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2014-01-31 |
Extent
p. 14-15, no. C-19.
Is part of
Gastroenterologija ir hepatologija : 1-st Baltic Congress of Gastroenterology Congress of Lithuanian Society of Gastroenterology : January 31 - February 1, 2014, Kaunas, Lithuania : Abstracts = 1-ojo Baltijos šalių gastroenterologų suvažiavimo mokslinės tezės / Vyriausiasis redaktorius: Limas Kupčinskas. Kaunas : Medicinos spaudos namai, 2014, Nr. 1(8).
Version
Originalus / Original
Series/Report no.
Mokslinės tezės/Abstracts.
Field of Science
Abstract
Introduction. The relation of Helicobacter pylori induced chromic gastritis with dyspepsia remains unclear. Aims. To compare the frequency and intensity of different dyspeptic symptom in Helicobacter pylori-positive and Helicobacter pylori-negative persons. Methods. The students of Lithuanian university of health sciences were investigated serologically for the presence of antibodies against Helicobacter pylori with the SureScreen "HPSC - Helicobacter pylori test". The students anonymously filled-in the gastrointestinal symptoms rating scale questionnaires. The intensity of different dyspeptic symptoms (epigastric pain or discomfort, heartburn, regurgitation, hunger like-pain, nausea, borborygmus, epigastric fullness, belching, abdominal distention, constipation, diarrhea, urgency to defecate) was assessed during last week rating symptoms in 7 grade Likert scale. Results. We investigated 187 students (mean age - 22.4±0.7 years). Helicobacter pylori found in 57 (30.4%) students. The overall prevalence of symptoms was not different between Helicobacter pylori positive and Helicobacter pylori-negative students. Among students in whom pain or discomfort in epigastric region was present, the intensity of symptom was 2.3±1.1 in Helicobacter pylori-positive students and 1.7±0.9 in Helicobacter pylori-negatives, p<0.05. [...].
Type of document
type::text::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper
ISSN (of the container)
1822-6086
Other Identifier(s)
(LSMU ALMA)990000834120107106
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)
Language
Anglų / English (en)