Dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH)-style diet in association with gastroesophageal reflux disease in adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary patterns and food items have been associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) risk and they have led to conflicting findings. The aim of this study was to determine the association between a dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH)-style diet with the risk of GERD and its symptoms in adolescents.

Study design

Cross-sectional.

Methods

This study was performed on 5,141 adolescents aged between 13 and 14 years. Dietary intake was evaluated using a food frequency method. The diagnosis of GERD was done by using a six-item GERD questionnaire that asked about GERD symptoms. A binary logistic regression was used to assess the association between the DASH-style diet score and GERD and its symptoms in crude and multivariable-adjusted models.

SUBMITTER: Beigrezaei S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9936743 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature