Table 3.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of those with persistent Barrett’s esophagus (BE) after ultrashort BE on index endoscopy compared to those with negative surveillance.
| Persistent BE after USBE on Index Endoscopy 1 (n=86) |
Negative BE after USBE on Index Endoscopy 2 (n=66) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 61.5 [SD±8.9] | 60.5 [SD±8.3] | 0.480 |
| Sex | 1.000 | ||
| Male | 81 (94.2%) | 62 (93.9%) | |
| Female | 5 (5.8%) | 4 (6.1%) | |
| Mean Follow Up Time (years) | 5.85 [SD±10.0] | 4.45 [SD±3.4] | 0.277 |
| BMI | 0.368 | ||
| < 25 | 17 (19.8%) | 14 (21.2%) | |
| 25–29.9 | 34 (39.5%) | 19 (28.8%) | |
| ≥30 | 35 (40.7%) | 33 (50.0%) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.011 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 69 (80.2%) | 44 (66.7%) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 6 (7.0%) | 16 (24.2%) | |
| Hispanic | 11 (12.8%) | 6 (9.1%) | |
| Smoking Status | 0.152 | ||
| Never smoker | 17 (19.8%) | 22 (33.3%) | |
| Former smoker | 48 (55.8%) | 29 (43.9%) | |
| Current smoker | 21 (24.4%) | 15 (22.7%) | |
| Alcohol Status | 0.280 | ||
| Never drinker | 29 (33.7%) | 27 (40.9%) | |
| Former drinker | 16 (18.60%) | 16 (24.2%) | |
| Current drinker | 41 (47.7%) | 23 (34.9%) | |
| Hiatal Hernia | 0.864 | ||
| No | 34 (39.5%) | 27 (40.9%) | |
| Yes | 52 (60.5%) | 39 (59.1%) | |
| PPI or H2RA use | 0.722 | ||
| No | 20 (23.3%) | 17 (25.8%) | |
| Yes | 66 (76.7%) | 49 (74.2%) | |
| Biopsy Volume on index endoscopy (cm3) | 0.03 [SD±0.03] | 0.04 [SD±0.03] | 0.156 |
Footnote:
1
Denotes surveillance sequence groups 1, 2 and 3.
2
Denotes surveillance sequence groups 4, 5 and 6.
Abbreviations: BE=Barrett’s esophagus.SD=standard deviation. BMI=body mass index. PPI=proton pump inhibitor. H2RA=H2 receptor antagonist.