Research Article
The Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Correlates of Erosive Esophagitis and Barrett’s Esophagus in Iranian Patients with Reflux Symptoms
Table 2
Background characteristics of the study groups.
| | Characteristics | Barrett† | value | | Yes | No | | () | () |
| | Age (years) | | | 0.001 | | Sex | | | | | Male | 23 (67.6) | 388 (55.3) | 0.15 | | Female | 11 (32.3) | 314 (44.7) | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | 0.01 | | Obesity | | | | | Yes | 11 (32.4) | 288 (41) | 0.36 | | No | 22 (64.7) | 410 (58.4) | | Asthma | | | | | Yes | 0 | 25 (3.6) | 0.62 | | No | 34 (100) | 677 (96.4) | | Cancer | | | | | Yes | 3 (8.8) | 106 (15.1) | 0.31 | | No | 31 (91.2) | 596 (84.9) | | Smoking | | | | | Yes | 10 (29.4) | 195 (27.8) | 0.83 | | No | 24 (70.6) | 507 (72.2) | | Alcohol | | | | | Yes | 3 (8.8) | 63 (9) | 1.0 | | No | 31 (91.2) | 639 (91) | | Hiatal | | | | | Yes | 14 (41.2) | 267 (38) | 0.50 | | No | 20 (58.8) | 435 (62) | | RUT | | | | | Yes | 12 (35.3) | 204 (29.1) | 0.43 | | No | 22 (64.7) | 498 (70.9) | | PUD | | | | | No | 33 (97.1) | 615 (87.6) | 0.24 | | Gastric | 0 | 28 (4) | | Duodenal | 1 (2.9) | 59 (8.4) |
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Data are mean ± standard deviation or frequency and percent as appropriate.
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