BACKGROUND: Epidemiological data on chronic atrophic gastritis from general population samples are sparse in Germany. AIM: To assess prevalence of chronic atrophic gastritis according to potential risk factors and clinical outcomes in a large-scale population-based study. METHODS: In the baseline examination of ESTHER, a population-based cohort study conducted in Germany, serological measurements of pepsinogen (PG) I and II and Helicobacter pylori antibodies were taken in 9444 women and men aged 50-74 years. Information on potential risk factors and medical history were obtained by questionnaire. RESULTS: With the definition used in the EUROGAST study (PG I < 25 ng/mL), prevalence of chronic atrophic gastritis increased from 4.8% in age group 50-54 to 8.7% in age group 70-74. An alternative definition of chronic atrophic gastritis (PG I < 70 ng/mL and PG I/PG II < 3), used in multiple studies from Japan, revealed a greater increase with age (from 2.7% to 9.1%) and a strong association with H. pylori infection (adjusted odds ratio: 2.9, 95% confidence interval: 2.4-3.7). With both definitions, a strong inverse association with heartburn was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Overall chronic atrophic gastritis prevalence is low among older adults in Germany, but it strongly increases with age and H. pylori infection.
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological data on chronic atrophic gastritis from general population samples are sparse in Germany. AIM: To assess prevalence of chronic atrophic gastritis according to potential risk factors and clinical outcomes in a large-scale population-based study. METHODS: In the baseline examination of ESTHER, a population-based cohort study conducted in Germany, serological measurements of pepsinogen (PG) I and II and Helicobacter pylori antibodies were taken in 9444 women and men aged 50-74 years. Information on potential risk factors and medical history were obtained by questionnaire. RESULTS: With the definition used in the EUROGAST study (PG I < 25 ng/mL), prevalence of chronic atrophic gastritis increased from 4.8% in age group 50-54 to 8.7% in age group 70-74. An alternative definition of chronic atrophic gastritis (PG I < 70 ng/mL and PG I/PG II < 3), used in multiple studies from Japan, revealed a greater increase with age (from 2.7% to 9.1%) and a strong association with H. pylori infection (adjusted odds ratio: 2.9, 95% confidence interval: 2.4-3.7). With both definitions, a strong inverse association with heartburn was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Overall chronic atrophic gastritis prevalence is low among older adults in Germany, but it strongly increases with age and H. pylori infection.
Authors: Simona Grozinsky-Glasberg; Dimitrios Thomas; Jonathan R Strosberg; Ulrich-Frank Pape; Stephan Felder; Apostolos V Tsolakis; Krystallenia I Alexandraki; Merav Fraenkel; Leonard Saiegh; Petachia Reissman; Gregory Kaltsas; David J Gross Journal: World J Gastroenterol Date: 2013-12-14 Impact factor: 5.742
Authors: Paul Lochhead; Bernd Frank; Georgina L Hold; Charles S Rabkin; Michael T H Ng; Thomas L Vaughan; Harvey A Risch; Marilie D Gammon; Jolanta Lissowska; Melanie N Weck; Elke Raum; Heiko Müller; Thomas Illig; Norman Klopp; Alan Dawson; Kenneth E McColl; Hermann Brenner; Wong-Ho Chow; Emad M El-Omar Journal: Gastroenterology Date: 2010-11-09 Impact factor: 22.682