Investigation of the effect of military stress on the prevalence of functional bowel disorders  

作　　者：Xian-Zhao Yu Hai-Feng Liu Zhen-Xue Sun 

机构地区：[1]Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Bei- jing 100039, China [2]Authorized Outpatient Service of Chinese Peo- ple's Armed Police Headquarters, Beijing 100089, China

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2012年第23期3004-3007,共4页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：AIM: To investigate the morbidity of functional bowel disorders (FBD) under military stress conditions in order to lay foundations for the prevention and treatment of this disease. METHODS: Four hundred and fifty-seven soldiers who were assigned to specified services and 471 soldiers who were assigned to routine services were enrolled using cluster sampling, with the latter as a control group. They were surveyed using the Rome Ⅲ FBD standard questionnaire. The FBD symptom question-naire included FBD-related symptoms, severity, dura- tion or attack time, and accompanying symptoms. RESULTS: The morbidity of the military stress group (14.6%) was significantly higher than in the control group (9.98%) ( 2 = 4.585, P < 0.05). The incidence of smoking, abdominal pain and acid regurgitation ( 2 = 4.761, P < 0.05) as well as the ZUNG anxiety/depression scores ( 2 = 7.982, P < 0.01) were also sig- nificantly higher in the military stress group compared with the control group. ZUNG anxiety ( 2 = 11.523, P < 0.01) and depression ( 2 = 5.149, P < 0.05) scores were higher in the FBD group compared with the non-FBD group. The differences in the ZUNG self-rated anxiety and depression scales between the 2 groups were statistically significant ( 2 = 14.482, P < 0.01 and 2 = 6.176, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The morbidity of FBD was higher under military stress conditions.AIM： To investigate the morbidity of functional bowel disorders （FBD） under military stress conditions in order to lay foundations for the prevention and treatment of this disease. METHODS： Four hundred and fifty-seven soldiers who were assigned to specified services and 471 soldiers who were assigned to routine services were enrolled using cluster sampling, with the latter as a control group. They were surveyed using the Rome Ⅲ FBD standard questionnaire. The FBD symptom question-naire included FBD-related symptoms, severity, dura- tion or attack time, and accompanying symptoms. RESULTS： The morbidity of the military stress group （14.6%） was significantly higher than in the control group （9.98%） （ 2 = 4.585, P 〈 0.05）. The incidence of smoking, abdominal pain and acid regurgitation （ 2 = 4.761, P 〈 0.05） as well as the ZUNG anxiety/depression scores （ 2 = 7.982, P 〈 0.01） were also sig- nificantly higher in the military stress group compared with the control group. ZUNG anxiety （ 2 = 11.523, P 〈 0.01） and depression （ 2 = 5.149, P 〈 0.05） scores were higher in the FBD group compared with the non-FBD group. The differences in the ZUNG self-rated anxiety and depression scales between the 2 groups were statistically significant （ 2 = 14.482, P 〈 0.01 and 2 = 6.176, P 〈 0.05）. CONCLUSION： The morbidity of FBD was higher under military stress conditions.

关 键 词：Military stress Functional bowel disorders SOLDIER Self-rating anxiety Depression scale 

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