Naslov
The Impact of Age, Sex, Body Mass Index and Menstrual Cycle Phase on Gastric Myoelectrical Activity Characteristics in a Healthy Croatian Population

Autori
Tolj, Nikolina ; Luetić, Krešimir ; Schwarz, Dragan ; Bilić, Ante ; Jurčić, Dragan ; Gabrić, Maruška

Izvornik
Coll Antropol (1848-9486) 31 (2007), 4; 955-962

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
gastric myoelectrical activity, electrogastrography, population

Sažetak
The aim of the study was to determine the impact of demographic and anthropometric parameters on the gastric myoelectrical activity characteristics in a healthy Croatian population. The influence of age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and menstrual cycle phase on the gastric myoelectrical activity characteristics was assessed. The study included 120 healthy subjects of both sexes (60 male and 60 female), divided into four age groups (18–35, 36–50, 51–65 and >65 years) and three BMI groups (BMI <25, 25–30 and >30). Female subjects of reproductive age were divided into three groups according to menstrual cycle phase (day 1–3, day 4–8 and day 9–20 of menstruation). All study subjects underwent percutaneous electrogastrography (EGG) for 60 min before and 60 min after a test meal. The following parameters of the gastric myoelectrical activity were observed: dominant frequency (DF) ; dominant frequency within normal range (DFNR, %) ; coefficient of variation for dominant frequency (CVDF) ; dominant strength (DS. mV) ; postprandial increase intensity in dominant strength (PPIIDS, %) ; bradygastria (BG, c/min, %) ; tachygastria (TG, c/min, %) ; and arrhythmia (AR). Age was found to influence preprandial but not postprandial DFNR, CVDF and AR. Sex influenced preprandial DF, CVDF, DS and BG, and postprandial DF, CVDF, PPIIDS and TG. BMI exerted an impact on preprandial TG and AR, and postprandial DF, CVDF and AR. The phase of menstrual cycle influenced DF in preprandial period and none of EGG parameters in postprandial period.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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