Dyspepsia in nonagenarian women.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Dyspeptic complaints are common across all age groups, but limited research explores their characteristics and underlying pathologies in nonagenarians. This pioneering study aims to investigate the clinical, laboratory, and histopathological features in women nonagenarians vs. middle-aged.

Methods

A cross-sectional study included 93 female nonagenarians and 90 under 65 years (control), all presenting with dyspeptic complaints to general surgery, internal medicine, and gastroenterology outpatient clinics. Both groups underwent comprehensive evaluations, including laboratory parameters, upper gastric endoscopic examinations, and histopathological assessments of gastric biopsies. Statistical analysis compared the two groups' demographic, laboratory, and histopathologica

SUBMITTER: Kuloglu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12528204 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature