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World J Methodol. Mar 20, 2025; 15(1): 97512
Published online Mar 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i1.97512
Published online Mar 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i1.97512
Males | Females | P value | |
Total patients | 717439 (59.6) | 486751 (40.4) | |
Mean age (years) | 66.6 ± 0.3 | 67.1 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 |
Age groups (years) | < 0.001 | ||
18-34 | 14504 (2.0) | 12191 (2.5) | |
35-49 | 77463 (10.8) | 56421 (11.6) | |
50-64 | 262752 (36.6) | 167052 (34.3) | |
65-79 | 336496 (46.9) | 227662 (46.8) | |
≥ 80 | 26524 (3.7) | 23425 (4.8) | |
Race | < 0.001 | ||
White | 649806 (90.6) | 440110 (90.4) | |
Black | 24510 (3.4) | 18551 (3.8) | |
Hispanic | 35231 (4.9) | 22276 (4.6) | |
Asian/Native American | 7892 (1.1) | 5815 (1.2) | |
Charlson comorbidity index score | < 0.001 | ||
0 | 169348 (23.6) | 129794 (26.7) | |
1 | 151256 (21.1) | 128760 (26.4) | |
2 | 132933 (18.5) | 85975 (17.7) | |
≥ 3 | 263902 (36.8) | 142222 (29.2) | |
Hospital region | < 0.001 | ||
Northeast | 159271 (22.2) | 119644 (24.6) | |
Midwest | 207339 (28.9) | 140049 (28.8) | |
South | 224560 (31.3) | 151918 (31.2) | |
West | 126269 (17.6) | 75140 (15.4) | |
Hospital location and teaching status | < 0.001 | ||
Rural | 67439 (9.4) | 47346 (9.7) | |
Urban nonteaching | 220254 (30.7) | 157188 (32.3) | |
Urban teaching | 429746 (59.9) | 282217 (58.0) | |
Primary payer | 0.27 | ||
Medicare | 459878 (64.1) | 329593 (67.7) | |
Medicaid | 60264 (8.4) | 39804 (8.2) | |
Private | 177210 (24.7) | 106659 (21.9) | |
Other | 20087 (2.8) | 10695 (2.2) | |
Median household income (quartile) | 0.075 | ||
1st (0-25th) | 158557 (22.1) | 107916 (22.2) | |
2nd (26th -50th) | 189403 (26.4) | 130652 (26.8) | |
3rd (51st -75th) | 188685 (26.3) | 128664 (26.4) | |
4th (76th -100th) | 180794 (25.2) | 119519 (24.6) | |
Obesity | 90172 (12.6) | 84844 (17.4) | < 0.001 |
Smoking | 256152 (35.7) | 100630 (20.8) | < 0.001 |
Alcohol abuse | 81405 (11.3) | 20609 (4.2) | < 0.001 |
Helicobacter pylori | 3944 (0.5) | 2124 (0.4) | 0.0002 |
Diabetes | 132826 (18.5) | 83322 (17.1) | < 0.001 |
Esophageal adenocarcinoma | 11733 (1.6) | 2544 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Fatakhova K, Inayat F, Ali H, Patel P, Rehman AU, Afzal A, Sarfraz M, Sarfraz S, Nawaz G, Chaudhry A, Dhillon R, Dilibe A, Glazebnik B, Jones L, Glazer E. Gender disparities and woman-specific trends in Barrett’s esophagus in the United States: An 11-year nationwide population-based study. World J Methodol 2025; 15(1): 97512
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v15/i1/97512.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v15.i1.97512