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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
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
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i12/1795.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i12.1795