Secondhand smoke is associated with peptic ulcer disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease in non-smokers in a large Taiwanese population study
SHS was significantly associated with PUD and GERD. Furthermore, exposure to SHS ≥ 1 h per week (vs. no exposure) was associated with a 1.23-fold higher risk of PUD and 1.20-fold higher risk of GERD. This study represents the largest population-based investigation to explore the association between SHS with PUD and GERD in Taiwanese never-smokers.
Authors
- Chao‐Hung Kuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1847-395X)
- Huang-Ming Hu
- Jiun‐Hung Geng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0610-1278)
- Szu‐Chia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1610-4184)
- Jiun‐Chi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5897-2860)
- Peï-Yu Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5553-1496)
- P.S. Yen
Institutions
- Kaohsiung Medical University (TW)
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1450481
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93
Funders
- Ministry of Education, India
- Kaohsiung Medical University