1. Abdominal Pain in Young Adults
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O. V. Gaus, M. A. Livzan, D. V. Turchaninov, T. I. Ivanova, and D. V. Popello
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abdominal pain ,risk factor ,youth environment ,functional gastrointestinal disorder ,dietary habit ,psychological profile ,phenotype ,depression ,hypochondriasis ,psychasthenia ,Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,RC799-869 - Abstract
Aim. A study of abdominal pain incidence in young adults in relation to dietary habits and psychological profile for advancement of health-promoting technologies.Materials and methods. An anonymous quiz survey covered 3,634 students enrolled at Omsk State Medical University in higher and secondary vocational education programmes via online use of the GSRS and WHO CINDI programme questionnaires to assess eating patterns and dietary preferences, as well as a brief multifactor personality inventory scale. Respondents with abdominal pain were divided into subcohorts by pain severity according to GSRS scores (mild, moderate or severe pain).Results. Abdominal pain was reported by 2,300 (63.29%) respondents, of whom 1,243 (54.0%) rated symptoms as mild, 996 (43.3%) and 61 (2.7%) — as moderate to severe. Abdominal pain complaints were more frequent in women (2I = 33.96, p
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- 2021
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