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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2019; 25(25): 3231-3241
Published online Jul 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i25.3231
Published online Jul 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i25.3231
Characteristics | ESEM | P value | |
With specialized IM (BE) (n = 89) | No specialized IM (n = 334) | ||
Age (yr) (mean ± SD) | 55.63 ± 10.49 | 51.36 ± 11.27 | 0.001a |
Male gender | 73 (82) | 226 (67.6) | 0.008a |
Smoking | 23 (25.8) | 66 (19.8) | 0.211 |
Consumption of alcohol | 43 (48.3) | 124 (37.1) | 0.055 |
Consumption of betel nuts | 5 (5.6) | 6 (1.8) | 0.059 |
Ingestion of coffee | 23 (25.8) | 90 (26.9) | 0.834 |
Ingestion of tea | 26 (29.2) | 90 (26.9) | 0.67 |
Presence of hypertension | 31 (34.8) | 72 (21.6) | 0.010a |
Presence of cardiovascular disease | 33 (37.1) | 80 (24) | 0.013a |
Presence of pulmonary disease | 3 (3.4) | 10 (3.0) | 0.741 |
Presence of diabetes | 8 (9) | 26 (7.8) | 0.710 |
Reflux symptoms | 3 (3.4) | 20 (6.0) | 0.437 |
Waist | 0.007a | ||
Normal (< 90 cm for male, < 80 cm for female) | 52 (58.4) | 244 (73.1) | |
Obese (≥ 90 cm for male, ≥ 80 cm for female) | 37 (41.6) | 90 (26.9) | |
Body fat percentage | 0.275 | ||
Normal (< 25 cm for male, < 30 cm for female) | 50 (56.8) | 211 (63.2) | |
Obese (≥ 25 cm for male, ≥ 30 cm for female) | 38 (43.2) | 123 (36.8) | |
Body mass index | 0.121 | ||
Normal (BMI < 24) | 33 (37.1) | 157 (47) | |
Overweight (24 ≤ BMI < 27) | 34 (38.2) | 122 (36.5) | |
Obese (27 ≤ BMI) | 22 (24.7) | 55 (16.5) | |
H. pylori infection | 14 (15.7) | 68 (20.4) | 0.326 |
Endoscopic findings | |||
Reflux esophagitis | 31 (34.8) | 112 (33.5) | 0.818 |
Hiatal hernia | 71 (79.8) | 289 (86.5) | 0.112 |
Gastritis | 68 (76.4) | 245 (73.4) | 0.56 |
Gastric ulcer | 45 (50.6) | 143 (42.8) | 0.191 |
Duodenal ulcer | 5 (5.6) | 25 (7.5) | 0.542 |
Gastric and duodenal ulcer | 47 (52.8) | 152 (45.5) | 0.22 |
Inlet patch | 8 (9) | 30 (9) | 0.998 |
Length of ESEM (cm) | 1.42 ± 0.84 | 1.31 ± 0.48 | 0.243 |
- Citation: Chen YH, Yu HC, Lin KH, Lin HS, Hsu PI. Prevalence and risk factors for Barrett’s esophagus in Taiwan. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(25): 3231-3241
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i25/3231.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i25.3231