Objective:

To determine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and associated factors in a population of administrative officials of a Public University in the municipality of Ibague (Colombia).

Materials and methods:

An observational, correlational descriptive study was carried out with a sample of 171 administrative staff, selected by stratified random sampling, aged between 18 and 65 years, during the second half of 2016. The prevalence of GERD was calculated, the chi2 test to determine the correlation between GERD and independent variables, the OR was found and the measures of attributable risk (FEp and FEE) were used for the statistically significant variables.

Results:

58.5 % (100) were women, the average age was 42.5 years (SD +/-10.3 years) and the fashion in the age range was 30-39 years, 24.6 % (42) of the study population presented GERD, 57.9 % (99) had abnormal BMI (> 25 kg/m 2 ), and 16.4 % (28) had a history of smoking. GERD was significantly associated with abnormal BMI (p: 0.016, OR: 2.58 (CI: 1.171-5.459)) and smoking (p: 0.046, OR: 2.188 (CI: 1.003-4.771), the attributable risk for these variables was: abnormal BMI (FEp: 0.44 and FEe: 0.60) and smoking (FEp: 0.18 and FEe: 0.54).

Conclusions:

The study showed a prevalence of 24.6 % of GERD in administrative officials, indicating that a quarter of the population is affected. As for the associated factors, abnormal BMI and smoking were the most representative.

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