Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms and Their Association With Dyspepsia Severity: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study
More severe dyspepsia was very closely related to GERD symptomatology in this Pakistani sample. Symptom burden was significantly associated with gender, age, family history, and chronic illness. These findings give insight into the area of overlap between GERD and dyspepsia, indicating the need for concurrent diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in assessing such populations within local validity.
Authors
- Asir Sharif
- Vikram Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9551-5220)
- Mini Mathew
- Samuel Manda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-3312)
- Mohamed Abdelfattah
- Samraiz Nafees
- Ali Javeed
- Khaled Zamari
- Juweria Shahrukh Effendi
- Sanath
- Nuwanthi Upeka Wanigasinghe
Institutions
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences (PK)
- Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (PK)
- Hamdard University (PK)
- Scarborough General Hospital (GB)
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98248
- Primary Topic
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00