RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Distinct aetiopathogenesis in subgroups of functional dyspepsia according to the Rome III criteria JF Gut JO Gut FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology SP 1517 OP 1528 DO 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308114 VO 64 IS 10 A1 Yu-Jen Fang A1 Jyh-Ming Liou A1 Chieh-Chang Chen A1 Ji-Yuh Lee A1 Yao-Chun Hsu A1 Mei-Jyh Chen A1 Ping-Huei Tseng A1 Chien-Chuan Chen A1 Chi-Yang Chang A1 Tsung-Hua Yang A1 Wen-Hsiung Chang A1 Jeng-Yi Wu A1 Hsiu-Po Wang A1 Jiing-Chyuan Luo A1 Jaw-Town Lin A1 Chia-Tung Shun A1 Ming-Shiang Wu YR 2015 UL http://gut.bmj.com/content/64/10/1517.abstract AB Background and objective Whether there is distinct pathogenesis in subgroups of functional dyspepsia (FD), the postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) and epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) remains controversial. We aimed to identify the risk factors of FD and its subgroups in the Chinese population.Methods Patients with dyspepsia and healthy subjects who underwent gastric cancer screening were enrolled in this multicentre study from 2010 to 2012. All patients were evaluated by questionnaire, oesophagoduodenoscopy, histological examination and Helicobacter pylori tests. Subgroups of FD were classified according to the Rome III criteria. Psychiatric stress was assessed by the short form Brief Symptom Rating Scale. CagA and VacA genotypes were determined by PCR.Results Of 2378 patients screened for eligibility, 771 and 491 fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of uninvestigated dyspepsia and FD, respectively. 298 (60.7%) and 353 (71.9%) individuals were diagnosed with EPS and PDS, respectively, whereas 169 (34.4%) had the overlap syndrome. As compared with 1031 healthy controls, PDS and EPS shared some common risk factors, including younger age (OR 0.95; 99.5% CI 0.93 to 0.98), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (OR 6.60; 99.5% CI 3.13 to 13.90), anxiety (OR 3.41; 99.5% CI 2.01 to 5.77) and concomitant IBS (OR 6.89; 99.5% CI 3.41 to 13.94). By contrast, H. pylori (OR 1.86; 99.5% CI 1.01 to 3.45), unmarried status (OR 4.22; 99.5% CI 2.02 to 8.81), sleep disturbance (OR 2.56; 99.5% CI 1.29 to 5.07) and depression (OR 2.34; 99.5% CI 1.04 to 5.36) were associated with PDS. Moderate to severe antral atrophy and CagA positive strains were also more prevalent in PDS.Conclusions Different risk factors exist among FD subgroups based on the Rome III criteria, indicating distinct aetiopathogenesis of the subdivisions that may necessitate different therapeutic strategies.