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        World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2016; 22(35): 8060-8066
Published online Sep 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.8060
Published online Sep 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.8060
            Table 1 Background patient demographics
        
    | Mean age, yr (mean ± SD, range) | 68.1 ± 10.8 (27-95) | 
| Gender (male/female) | 326/453 (41.8/58.2) | 
| Antiacid therapy (present/absent) | 292/487 (37.5/62.5) | 
| GERD-suggested symptoms (present/absent) | 414/365 (53.1/46.9) | 
| Esophagitis (present/absent) | 81/698 (10.4/89.6) | 
| Hiatus hernia (present/absent) | 704/75 (90.4/9.6) | 
            Table 2 Factors associated with appearance or regression of e short segment Barrett esophagus
        
    | Appearance | Complete regression | ||||
| Hazard ratio (95%CI) | P value | Hazard ratio (95%CI) | P value | ||
| Age | 0.98 (0.96-1.00) | 0.11 | 1.00 (0.98-1.02) | 0.750 | |
| Gender | Male | 1 | 1 | ||
| Female | 1.01 (0.63-1.62) | 0.98 | 1.32 (0.88-1.97) | 0.180 | |
| Antiacid therapy | Absent | 1 | 1 | ||
| Present | 1.19 (0.74-1.93) | 0.47 | 0.73 (0.48-1.14) | 0.170 | |
| GERD-suggested symptoms | Absent | 1 | 1 | ||
| Present | 0.77 (0.46-1.19) | 0.22 | 0.98 (0.64-1.50) | 0.920 | |
| Esophagitis | Absent | 1 | 1 | ||
| Present | 1.09 (0.55-2.15) | 0.80 | 0.51 (0.26-1.01) | 0.052 | |
| Hiatus hernia | Absent | 1 | 1 | ||
| Present | 8.66 (1.20-62.6) | 0.03 | 0.13 (0.03-0.58) | 0.007 | |
- Citation: Shimoyama S, Ogawa T, Toma T. Trajectories of endoscopic Barrett esophagus: Chronological changes in a community-based cohort. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(35): 8060-8066
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i35/8060.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.8060

 
         
                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                         
                         
                        