PhD Scientific Days

Poster Presentation: Clinical Sciences

P31: Epidemiology of pain predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders among teenagers in Hungary

Előadó neve

Major, János

Előadó munkahelye

Institute of Behavioral Sciences

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+36303306298

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major.janos@phd.semmelweis-univ.hu

Az előadás címe

Epidemiology of pain predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders among teenagers in Hungary

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Janos Major1, Szilvia Adam1
1 Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Budapest

Szekció

Poster Presentation: Clinical Sciences

Data of the presenter

Doctoral School: Mental Health Sciences
Program: Mental Health Sciences
Supervisor: Szilvia Adam
Email Adress: major.janos@phd.semmelweis-univ.hu

Text of the abstract

Background: Abdominal pain-predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders (APP-FGIDs), defined as variable combinations of chronic or recurrent gastrointestinal pain not explained by structural or biochemical abnormalities, are common in childhood affecting 13,5% of children aged 4-18. In addition, APP-FGIDs have significant adverse impact on quality of life and daily functioning, may lead to severe psychological co-morbidities and increased health-care costs, and, thus, are an important public health issue. However, little is known about APP-FGIDs in Hungary, where distribution of limited healthcare resources should be based on robust scientific data.
Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of APP-FGIDs in Hungary.
Method: Children and adolescents (N=1,000) aged 10 years and over were recruited nationwide from schools to develop a sample representative for school year, gender, and region. Subjects completed the Questionnaire for Pediatric Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rome ΙΙΙ Edition (QPGS-III) and a study-specific questionnaire about age, sex, marital status of the parents, and residency. Statistical analysis included descriptive analysis an χ2 and Fisher exact test where appropriate.
Results: These analyses focus on a sample of teenagers aged 10 years and above. The response rate was 73.19 % (527/720). Of this, 522 (99.05%) were eligible for data analyses, 264 males (50.7 %) and 257 females (49.3 %). Sixty-two children had at least one abdominal pain-predominant FGID (11.88%). The most prevalent FGID was abdominal migraine affecting 32 children (6.13%). We found significant differences in the socio-demographic profile between children with and without APP-FGID living in the village and in the chief town of the county, in other variables no differences has been verified (p«<<0.05).
Conclusion: Whilst the overall prevalence of APP-FGIDs in Hungary appears to be similar to that in other countries, but the prevalence of certain sub-types may be higher, to explore these differences further investigations are needed.

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P31

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Szabad

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1327

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