Barrett’s esophagus: Prevalence and risk factors in patients with chronic GERD in Upper Egypt

Table 1 Age, sex, symptoms and endoscopic findings n (%)

	Group A	Group B	P value
Age (yr, mean ± SD)	48.3 ± 8.2	37.6 ± 13.4	< 0.05
Sex			NS
Male	68 (93)	785 (85)
Female	5 (7)	142 (15)
Total	73	927
Smoking (508 patients)
Smokers	45 (61.6)	463 (49.9)	NS
Non-smokers	28 (38.4)	464 (50.1)
Alcohol consumption (60 patients)
Alcoholic	6 (8)	54 (6)	NS
Non-alcoholic	67 (92)	871 (94)
Main symptoms
Heartburn	71 (97)	908 (98.1)	NS
Regurgitation	61 (83.6)	769 (82.9)	NS
Dyspepsia	58 (80)	742 (80.1)	NS
Epigastric pain	58 (80)	797 (86.2)	NS
Dysphagia	23 (31.5)	222 (24)	NS
Endoscopic findings
Hiatus hernia	29 (39.7)	389 (42.1)	0.8 (NS)
Gastritis	53 (72.7)	667 (71.6)	0.8 (NS)
Duodenitis	21 (28.7)	297 (31.8)	0.7 (NS)

NS: Not significant; χ² and Student’s t test used for statistical analysis. The patients with BE (group A) were significantly older than those with GERD (group B) (P < 0.05).