Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the World Trade Center Health Program General Responder Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People participating in the rescue, recovery, and clean-up effort after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) were exposed to a complex mix of noxious substances and subsequently experienced elevated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) incidence, the second-most-common WTC-related condition.

Methods

Longitudinal WTC Health Program data, collected between July 2002 and December 2022, were used to describe the sample characteristics, diagnostic procedures, and treatment of consenting cohort members with self-reported GERD who reported incident GERD for a year or longer (n = 19,067). Cross-tabulations and binomial logistic regression, adjusted for confounders including comorbidities, assessed the associations with intermittent and resolved,

SUBMITTER: Dasaro CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12757917 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature