Table 6 Overlaps of GERD with Dyspepsia and IBS
From: Gastroesophageal reflux disease in a typical African population: a symptom-based multicenter study
Disease Status | Number of cases (%) per region | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(Overlap) | NC | NE | SE | SW |
GERD + PDS | 7 (22.6) | 72 (73.5) | 25 (33.8) | 4 (6.1) |
GERD + EPS | 10 (32.3) | 23 (23.5) | 36 (48.7) | 6 (9.1) |
GERD+ Dyspepsia | 13 (41.9) | 79 (80.6) | 42 (56.8) | 9 (13.6) |
GERD + IBS | 15 (48.4) | 87 (88.8) | 29 (39.2) | 5 (7.6) |
GERD+PDS + EPS+ IBS | 4 (12.9) | 17 (17.4) | 44 (59.5) | 10 (15.2) |
No of GERD Cases | 31 | 98 | 74 | 66 |
Sample Size | 502 | 999 | 934 | 1085 |