Obesity and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Table 4

Predictors for Barrett’s esophagus.

	Odds ratio	95% CI	𝑃 value
Sex: male	1.93	1.66–2.26	<0.0001
Age (years)	1.005	0.99–1.01	0.07
HgbA1c (%)	0.98	0.89–1.08	0.74
TG (mg/dL)	1.000	1.000–1.001	0.15
TCHO (mg/dL)	1.001	1.000–1.003	0.10
Obesity: BMI > 25 kg/m^2	1.08	0.95–1.23	0.20
Hypertension	1.02	0.88–1.17	0.77
Heavy drinker	0.96	0.82–1.12	0.63
Heavy smoker	0.25	0.92–1.32	1.11
Reflux esophagitis	1.32	1.17–1.48	<0.0001
Hiatal hernia	3.68	3.29–4.12	<0.0001