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The Correlation Between Coffee Consumption and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Farrell ZR Hartoyo(1), Kevin Tandarto(2), Veronika Sidharta(3), Riki Tenggara(4),


(1) School of Medicine and Health Science, Catholic University of Indonesia Atma Jaya, Jakarta
(2) Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Science, Catholic University of Indonesia Atma Jaya, Jakarta
(3) Department of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Indonesia Atma Jaya, Jakarta
(4) Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Science, Catholic University of Indonesia Atma Jaya, Jakarta
Corresponding Author

Abstract


Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease or commonly known as GERD is a condition when the stomach’s contents rise into the esophagus This condition causes symptoms and complications. It was found that 57.6% of the Indonesian population had GERD. Coffee is the most popular beverage in the world. Coffee consumption is suspected of having a close relationship with GERD incidence. This study aims to determine the correlation between coffee consumption and the incidence gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Method: This study used a cross-sectional approach to conduct observational analytics research. This study sample consisted of every person aged 18 – 65 years  in Jakarta. Study data were obtained through the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire (GERD-Q) in Indonesian languange. The Chi-square of independence test was used to determine the correlation between coffee consumption and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Results: From 105 respondents, 26 respondents experience GERD. Eighty-four point six percent of respondents that experience GERD consumed coffee in moderate to high levels of frequency, and 15.3% of respondents that experience GERD consumed coffee in none to fewer levels of frequency. Chi-square test results showed a significant correlation between coffee consumption and GERD in every Jakartan’s people aged 18 – 65 years (p = 0,006).

Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between coffee consumption and  Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in people aged 18 – 65 years old that live in Jakarta.


Keywords


Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease; GERD; Coffee Consumption; Coffee

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DOI: 10.24871/231202211-16

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