Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) related symptoms are less common in south-east Hungarian subjects than expected on the basis of epidemiologic studies of the western countries

Introduction: Most population based epidemiologic studies indicate approximately 20% prevalence of GER related typical symptoms appearing at least monthly. Since most of these works were carried out in the western countries, a little is known about Central-Europe, where substantial part of the population still lives outside of the larger cities. The aim of the study was to obtain population based data on the prevalence of GER related symptoms in South-East Hungary. Methods: Seven-hundred and fifty-one consecutive blood donor volunteers (M/F: 450/301, mean age: 38 (17 – 65) years) were enrolled. Data collection w…