Incidence of reflux esophagitis and H pylori infection in diabetic patients.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the incidence of reflux esophagitis (RE) and H pylori infection in the diabetic patient.


METHODS
The incidence of RE and H pylori infection were investigated in 85 patients with diabetes mellitus and the results were compared with controls.


RESULTS
The incidence of RE in diabetic patients was 17.6%. Although this tended to be higher in diabetic patients, there were no statistically significant differences between diabetic patients and controls. The incidence of H pylori infection in diabetic patients was 53.7% but no statistically significant difference was seen between diabetic patients and controls in the incidence of H pylori infection.


CONCLUSIONS
No significant differences could be seen between diabetic patients and controls in the incidence of RE and H pylori infection.
Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi 9808574, Japan. kariizumi@int3.med.tohoku.ac.jp
Ken
K
Ariizumi
Tomoyuki
T
Koike
Shuichi
S
Ohara
Yoshifumi
Y
Inomata
Yasuhiko
Y
Abe
Katsunori
K
Iijima
Akira
A
Imatani
Tomoyoshi
T
Oka
Tooru
T
Shimosegawa
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology
D001786:Blood Glucose; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human