Research Article
The Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Correlates of Erosive Esophagitis and Barrett’s Esophagus in Iranian Patients with Reflux Symptoms
Table 1
Background characteristics of the study groups.
| | Characteristics | NEJ† | EE + BE† | value | | () | () |
| | Age (years) | | | 0.08 | | Sex | | | | | Male | 235 (54.3) | 176 (58.1) | 0.30 | | Female | 197 (45.4) | 127 (41.9) | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | 0.26 | | Obesity | | | | | Yes | 173 (40) | 126 (41.6) | 0.66 | | No | 257 (59.4) | 175 (57.8) | | Asthma | | | | | Yes | 14 (3.2) | 11 (3.6) | 0.77 | | No | 419 (96.8) | 292 (96.4) | | Cancer | | | | | Yes | 71 (16.4) | 38 (12.5) | 0.15 | | No | 362 (83.6) | 265 (87.5) | | Smoking | | | | | Yes | 120 (27.7) | 85 (28.1) | 0.92 | | No | 313 (72.3) | 218 (71.9) | | Alcohol | | | | | Yes | 37 (8.5) | 29 (9.6) | 0.63 | | No | 396 (91.5) | 274 (90.4) | |
Hiatal | | | | | Yes | 106 (24.4) | 175 (57.8) | 0.001 | | No | 327 (75.5) | 128 (42.2) | | RUT | | | | | Yes | 115 (26.6) | 101 (33.3) | 0.04 | | No | 318 (73.4) | 202 (66.7) | | PUD | | | | | No | 383 (88.5) | 265 (87.5) | 0.62 | | Gastric | 14 (3.2) | 14 (4.6) | | Duodenal | 36 (8.3) | 24 (7.9) |
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Data are mean ± standard deviation or frequency and percent as appropriate.
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