The Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Chinese Air Force Population

Background. Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common in the general population worldwide. However, there is paucity of large sale surveys for prevalence of FGID in the military personnel. Methods. It is a cross-sectional study, using Rome III criteria for the diagnosis of FGID among...

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Main Authors: Wenming Wu, Xu Guo, Yunsheng Yang, Lihua Peng, Gaoping Mao, Hyder Qurratulain, Weifeng Wang, Gang Sun
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Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/497585
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author Wenming Wu
Xu Guo
Yunsheng Yang
Lihua Peng
Gaoping Mao
Hyder Qurratulain
Weifeng Wang
Gang Sun
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Xu Guo
Yunsheng Yang
Lihua Peng
Gaoping Mao
Hyder Qurratulain
Weifeng Wang
Gang Sun
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description Background. Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common in the general population worldwide. However, there is paucity of large sale surveys for prevalence of FGID in the military personnel. Methods. It is a cross-sectional study, using Rome III criteria for the diagnosis of FGID among the Chinese Air Force (CAF) workers. Results. Of 4633 registered male subjects, there were 818 (16.4%) air crew and 4170 (83.6%) ground personnel. FGIDs were identified in 1088 (23.48%) of cases. It was more prevalent in the ground personnel than air crew (24.02% versus 20.33%; ). Based on Rome III criteria, the commonest disease category was functional gastroduodenal disorder (37.4%), whereas functional nausea and vomiting disorder (FNV) was the most frequent overall diagnosis. Functional dyspepsia (FD) with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was the leading FGIDs' overlap (3.9%). Conclusion. FGIDs in CAF population are rather underestimated. This necessitates preventive strategies according to job characteristics.
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spelling doaj-art-9280a478089b4e88a5cc293a2c2d7a0d2025-08-20T02:09:45ZengWileyGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/497585497585The Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Chinese Air Force PopulationWenming Wu0Xu Guo1Yunsheng Yang2Lihua Peng3Gaoping Mao4Hyder Qurratulain5Weifeng Wang6Gang Sun7Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fu Xing Road, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fu Xing Road, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fu Xing Road, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fu Xing Road, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Air Force General Hospital of PLA, No. 30 Fu Cheng Road, Beijing 100142, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad 45320, PakistanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fu Xing Road, Beijing 100853, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fu Xing Road, Beijing 100853, ChinaBackground. Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common in the general population worldwide. However, there is paucity of large sale surveys for prevalence of FGID in the military personnel. Methods. It is a cross-sectional study, using Rome III criteria for the diagnosis of FGID among the Chinese Air Force (CAF) workers. Results. Of 4633 registered male subjects, there were 818 (16.4%) air crew and 4170 (83.6%) ground personnel. FGIDs were identified in 1088 (23.48%) of cases. It was more prevalent in the ground personnel than air crew (24.02% versus 20.33%; ). Based on Rome III criteria, the commonest disease category was functional gastroduodenal disorder (37.4%), whereas functional nausea and vomiting disorder (FNV) was the most frequent overall diagnosis. Functional dyspepsia (FD) with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was the leading FGIDs' overlap (3.9%). Conclusion. FGIDs in CAF population are rather underestimated. This necessitates preventive strategies according to job characteristics.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/497585
spellingShingle Wenming Wu
Xu Guo
Yunsheng Yang
Lihua Peng
Gaoping Mao
Hyder Qurratulain
Weifeng Wang
Gang Sun
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title The Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Chinese Air Force Population
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title_fullStr The Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Chinese Air Force Population
title_full_unstemmed The Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Chinese Air Force Population
title_short The Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Chinese Air Force Population
title_sort prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders in the chinese air force population
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