Obesity and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Table 2

Predictors for reflux esophagitis.

	Odds ratio	95% CI	𝑃 value
Sex: male	2.02	1.83–2.23	<0.0001
Age (years)	0.99	0.98–0.99	<0.0001
HgbA1c (%)	1.02	0.96–1.08	0.46
TG (mg/dL)	1.001	1.001–1.002	<0.0001
TCHO (mg/dL)	1.001	0.99–1.001	0.38
Obesity: BMI > 25 kg/m^2	1.51	1.40–1.64	<0.0001
Hypertension	1.11	1.01–1.21	0.02
Heavy drinker	1.30	1.17–1.44	<0.0001
Heavy smoker	0.89	0.79–1.01	0.08

HgbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.
TG: triglyceride.
TCHO: total cholesterol.
BI: Brinkman index.