Impact of anthropometric measures and serum leptin on severity of gastroesophageal reflux disease
Bibliographic Information Authors: Abdelkader N.A.; Montasser I.F.; Bioumy E.E.; Saad W.E. Journal: Diseases of the Esophagus Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc. Publication Date: 29 August 2014 Volume / Issue: Volume 28 / Issue 7 Pages: 691–698 ISSN: 11208694 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12271 Scopus: View on Scopus PubMed: 25168182 Document Type: Article Authors and Affiliations Abdelkader N.A., Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Montasser I.F., Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Bioumy E.E., Department of Tropical Medicine, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Saad W.E., Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt Abstract The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the impact of obesity, determined by different anthropometric measures, on clinical and endoscopic severity of GERD and the rela...