Anxiety Is Associated With Uninvestigated and Functional Dyspepsia (Rome III Criteria) in a Swedish Population-Based Study

Aro, Pertti; Talley, Nicholas J.; Ronkainen, Jukka; Storskrubb, Tom; Vieth, Michael; Johansson, Sven–Erik; Bolling–Sternevald, Elisabeth; Agréus, Lars

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2009.03.039

Anxiety Is Associated With Uninvestigated and Functional Dyspepsia (Rome III Criteria) in a Swedish Population-Based Study

Background & aims The Rome III criteria for functional dyspepsia have been changed to include 2 distinct syndromes: postprandial distress syndrome and epigastric pain syndrome. We investigated risk factors for functional dyspepsia among the functional dyspepsia subgroups defined by the Rome III c…