Retrospective Study
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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
Table 1 Gender-stratified comparative analysis of the demographic and clinical characteristics of Barrett's esophagus patients, n (%)

Males
Females
P value
Total patients717439 (59.6)486751 (40.4)
Mean age (years)66.6 ± 0.367.1 ± 0.4< 0.001
Age groups (years)< 0.001
    18-3414504 (2.0)12191 (2.5)
    35-4977463 (10.8)56421 (11.6)
    50-64262752 (36.6)167052 (34.3)
    65-79336496 (46.9)227662 (46.8)
    ≥ 8026524 (3.7)23425 (4.8)
Race< 0.001
    White649806 (90.6)440110 (90.4)
    Black24510 (3.4)18551 (3.8)
    Hispanic35231 (4.9)22276 (4.6)
    Asian/Native American7892 (1.1)5815 (1.2)
Charlson comorbidity index score< 0.001
    0169348 (23.6)129794 (26.7)
    1151256 (21.1)128760 (26.4)
    2132933 (18.5)85975 (17.7)
    ≥ 3263902 (36.8)142222 (29.2)
Hospital region< 0.001
    Northeast159271 (22.2)119644 (24.6)
    Midwest207339 (28.9)140049 (28.8)
    South224560 (31.3)151918 (31.2)
    West
126269 (17.6)75140 (15.4)
Hospital location and teaching status< 0.001
    Rural67439 (9.4)47346 (9.7)
    Urban nonteaching220254 (30.7)157188 (32.3)
    Urban teaching429746 (59.9)282217 (58.0)
Primary payer0.27
    Medicare459878 (64.1)329593 (67.7)
    Medicaid60264 (8.4)39804 (8.2)
    Private177210 (24.7)106659 (21.9)
    Other20087 (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)
Obesity90172 (12.6)84844 (17.4)< 0.001
Smoking256152 (35.7)100630 (20.8)< 0.001
Alcohol abuse81405 (11.3)20609 (4.2)< 0.001
Helicobacter pylori3944 (0.5)2124 (0.4)0.0002
Diabetes132826 (18.5)83322 (17.1)< 0.001
Esophageal adenocarcinoma11733 (1.6)2544 (0.5)< 0.001