Hegar B, Boediarso A, Firmansyah A, Vandenplas Y. Investigation of regurgitation and other symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in Indonesian infants. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(12): 1795-1797 [PMID: 15188508 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i12.1795]
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Yvan Vandenplas, Department of Pediatrics, Academic Children’s Hospital, VUB, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium. yvan.vandenplas@az.vub.ac.be
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 15, 2004; 10(12): 1795-1797 Published online Jun 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i12.1795
Table 1 Age distribution of studied infants
Age (mo)
Infants (n)
0-3
74
4-6
34
7-9
21
10-12
9
Total
138
Table 2 Daily frequency of regurgitation in 138 healthy infants
Age (mo)
Infants
Daily frequency of regurgitation (%)
0
< 1
1-4
> 4
1
32
3 (10)
3 (10)
18 (55)
8 (25)
2
25
3 (12)
2 (8)
13 (15)
7 (28)
3
17
5 (29)
1 (6)
8 (47)
3 (18)
4
10
6 (60)
1 (10)
3 (30)
0 (0)
5
14
3 (21)
2 (15)
6 (43)
3 (21)
6
10
6 (60)
1 (10)
3 (30)
0 (0)
7
10
6 (60)
2 (20)
2 (20)
0 (0)
8
3
1 (33)
2 (67)
0 (0)
0 (0)
9
8
8 (10)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
10
5
4 (80)
0 (0)
1 (20)
0 (0)
11
1
1 (100)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
12
3
2 (67)
1 (33)
0 (0)
0 (0)
138
48 (35)
15 (11)
54 (39%)
21 (15%)
Table 3 Number of mothers considering regurgitation as a health problem
Daily regurgitation frequency (%)
< 1
1-4
> 4
With concern
3
24
8
35 (25)
Without concern
6 0
30
13
103 (75)
Table 4 Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux and number of mothers showing concern
Symptom
n (%)
Crying and irritability
20 (57)
Food refusal
9 (26)
Back arching
7 (20)
Excessive frequency of regurgitation
23 (66)
Excessive volume of regurgitation
3 (9)
Citation: Hegar B, Boediarso A, Firmansyah A, Vandenplas Y. Investigation of regurgitation and other symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in Indonesian infants. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(12): 1795-1797