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KMID : 1130320160590070303
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Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2016 Volume.59 No. 7 p.303 ~ p.307
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Dietary habits and gastroesophageal reflux disease in preschool children
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Choi You-Jin
Ha Eun-Kyo
Jeong Su-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: To identify the relationship between dietary habits and childhood gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in preschool children.
Methods: We performed a questionnaire study to analyze the relationship between dietary habits and GERD in 85 preschool children with GERD and 117 healthy children of the same age.
Results: Irregular and picky eating were more p?revalent in the GERD group than in the control group (odds ratio [OR], 4.14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.37?12.54 and OR, 4.96; 95% CI, 1.88?13.14, respectively). The snack preferences and the late night eating habits were significantly more prevalent in the GERD group than in the control group (OR, 3.83; 95% CI, 1.23?11.87 and OR, 9.51; 95% CI, 2.55?35.49, respectively). A preference for liquid foods was significantly more prevalent in the GERD group (OR, 9.51; 95% CI, 2.548?35.485). The dinner-to-bedtime interval was significantly shorter in the GERD group than in the control group (157.06±48.47 vs. 174.62±55.10, P=0.020). In addition, the time between dinner and bedtime was shorter than 3 hours in 47 children (55.3%) of the GERD group and 44 (37.6%) of the control group. This difference was statistical significance (P=0.015).
Conclusion: Dietary habits such as picky and irregular eating, snack preference, a preference of liquid foods, late night eating, and a shorter dinner-to-bedtime interval had a significant correlation with GERD. Further large-scale studies are necessary to confirm our results.
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KEYWORD
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Dietary habits , Gatroesophageal reflux , Preschool child , Child
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