Epidemiology of globus symptoms and its associated psychological factors in China.

Epidemiology of globus symptoms and its associated psychological factors in China.

J Dig Dis. 2016 Apr 29;

Authors: Tang B, Cai HD, Xie HL, Chen DY, Jiang SM, Jia L, Jiang SM, Xie HL

Abstract
AIM: To investigate epidemiological and psychological characteristics of globus symptoms in China.
METHODS: Three thousand three hundred and sixty individuals were randomly selected and invited to participate in the study. Subjects completed questionnaires about demographic characteristics, globus symptomatology questionnaire,Glasgow-Edinburgh Throat Scale, psychological characteristics, quality of sleep and life. Subjects who reported having experienced a globus sensation in their lifetime and there is no history of GERD, true dysphagia, odynophagia or alerting signal such as weight loss or hoarseness were judged as having globus.
RESULTS: A total of 3006 subjects completed the questionnaires, giving a response rate of 89.46%. The overall lifetime prevalence of globus was 21.46%, with a peak onset age in 35-54 years old. Lifetime prevalence of globus was higher in the urban area than in the rural area (26.48% vs. 16.41%, P = 0.001). No gender-related difference in prevalence was observed (female: 22.67%, male: 20.05%, P = 0.082). The incidence of anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders was significantly higher in respondents with globus than in respondents without globus (39.84% vs. 22.28%, P = 0.001; 31.16% vs. 17.96%, P = 0.001; and 23.72% vs. 13.55%, P = 0.001, respectively). Scores on all dimensions of the 36-item short-form health survey except physical function were lower in respondents with globus than in respondents without globus (all P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Globus symptoms is common, often accompanied by psychological and sleep disorders. The medical community should pay more attention to it.

PMID: 27125332 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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