Research Article
Barrett's Esophagus in an Area with an Exceptionally Low Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection
Table 3
Reported prevalence of esophagitis and Barrett’s esophagus in different populations based on endoscopy study.
| | Region | Sample size () | Prevalence (%) of | | | | Esophagitis | Barrett’s |
| | Rajendra et al. [3] | Northwestern Peninsular Malaysia | 1985 | 121 (6.1) | 123 (6.2) | | Rosaida and Goh [4] | Klang Valley, Peninsular Malaysia | 1000 | 134 (13.4) | 20 (2.0) | | Current study | Northeastern Peninsular Malaysia | 1895 | 104 (5.49) | 15 (0.79) | | Xiong et al. [14] | Guangzhou, China | 2022 | 68 (3.4) | 21 (1.0) | | Wong et al. [15] | Hong Kong | 16606 | 631 (3.8) | 10 (0.06) | | Yeh et al. [16] | Taiwan | 464 | 66 (14.5) | 9 (2.0) | | Yilmaz et al. [17] | Turkey | 18,766 | 2402 (12.8) | 280 (1.5) | | Ronkainen et al. [18] | Sweden | 1000 | 155 (15.5) | 16 (1.6) | | Rex et al. [19] | USA | 961 | 155 (16.1) | 65 (6.8) |
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