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Volume 355:848-850 August 24, 2006 Number 8
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BMI and Gastroesophageal Reflux in Women

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by Jacobson, B. C.
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To the Editor: Jacobson et al. (June 1 issue)1 report a positive association between body-mass index (BMI) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). In this study, women with frequent GERD symptoms were more likely to use asthma medications than were those without GERD symptoms (11 percent vs. 6 percent). In a previous study based on data from the same cohort, Camargo et al. reported on a similar association of BMI with the risk of adult-onset asthma.2 Both studies also showed a dose-dependent relationship between weight gain and GERD or weight gain and asthma symptoms, respectively.1,2 The data from the two studies, . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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