The Influences of Visceral Fat Area on the Sites of Esophageal Mucosal Breaks in Subjects with Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseases

Table 4

Adjusted odds ratio for LC side mucosal breaks.

Variables	OR	95% CI	value
VAT (cm^3)
1st quartile (<44.6)	1
2nd quartile (44.7-64.3)	2.28	0.94-5.49	0.067
3rd quartile (64.4-82.1)	2.90	1.18-7.13	0.021
4th quartile (>82.2)	3.63	1.44-9.10	0.006
VAT/SAT ratio
1st quartile (<0.54)	1
2nd quartile (0.55-0.76)	1.45	0.59-3.54	0.418
3rd quartile (0.77-1.02)	2.91	1.11-7.61	0.030
4th quartile (>1.03)	3.02	1.17-7.83	0.023

The other covariates (age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, alcohol, coffee, symptoms, hiatal hernia, and H. pylori) are adjusted for these regressions. LC: lesser curvature; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; VAT: visceral adipose tissue; SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue.