[Prevalence and characteristics of clinical manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease in the Republic of Mordovia (according to the "Megre" study)].
In the article are shown the results of the study being the first of the detailed population-based study of the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in Russia based on the reflux questionnaire Mayo Clinic. The high prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease was determined among the inhabitants of Saransk. We made the comparative analysis of the symptoms of the disease with regard for sex and age of the respondents.