Metabolic syndrome is associated with erosive esophagitis

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2008; 14(35): 5442-5447
Published online Sep 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5442

Table 5 Associations of grade of erosive esophagitis, according to LA classification, with individual components of the metabolic syndrome n (%)

	Control (n = 3358)	A (n = 1326)	B (n = 328)	C or D (n = 25)	P for linear trend¹
Increased waist circumference	942 (28)	504 (38)	159 (48)	19 (76)	< 0.001
Hypertension	722 (22)	378 (29)	103 (31)	8 (32)	0.244
DM or elevated FBS	84 (2.5)	49 (4)	11 (3)	0	0.346
Increased TG	850 (25)	561 (42)	138 (42)	11 (44)	0.004
Low HDL-C	497 (15)	164 (12)	37 (11)	5 (20)	0.582

¹Adjusted for gender, current smoking, hiatal hernia, reflux symptoms, alcohol use, fatty liver on abdominal USG, and HOMA.

Citation: Park JH, Park DI, Kim HJ, Cho YK, Sohn CI, Jeon WK, Kim BI. Metabolic syndrome is associated with erosive esophagitis. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(35): 5442-5447
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i35/5442.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.5442