Impact of gastroesophageal reflux control through tailored proton pump inhibition therapy or fundoplication in patients with Barrett’s esophagus

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients with long-segment Barrett’s esophagus

Patients characteristics	Group 1 (n = 24)	Group 2 (n = 30)	P value
Age (yr)	64.7 (56.0-67.9)	64.2 (60.0-67.6)	0.889
Gender, % men	75	77	0.887
Body mass index (kg/m2)	27.6 (25.0-30.3)	26.2 (25.0-29.1)	0.623
Smoking, % current smokers	20.8	10.7	0.313
Barrett’s esophagus length (cm)
C (circular extension)	2 (1-6)	1 (0-3)	0.099
M (maximal extension)	5 (4-8)	5 (3-7)	0.278

Medians and 25-75 percentiles are given, unless otherwise specified.