Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics among the total study population, seropositive individuals, and EGD participants.
| Characteristics | Total population (N = 1,497) | Seropositive individuals (n = 12) |
EGD participants
(n = 4) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1,296 (86.6%) | 12 (100%) | 4 (100%) |
| Female | 201 (13.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 34.2 (8.5) | 38 (3.2) | 38 (2.8) |
| BMI (kg/m²) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 27.5 (4.2) | 28 (1.8) | 28 (1.8) |
| Height (cm) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 169.5 (6.3) | 167 (2.4) | 167 (2.4) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 13.5 (0.5) | 13.5 (0.5) | 13.5 (0.5) |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | |||
| Mean | 125 (20) | 125 (20) | 125 (20) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| South Asian | 932 (62.3%) | 7 (58.3%) | 2 (50%) |
| Middle Eastern | 402 (26.9%) | 4 (33.3%) | 1 (25%) |
| Other | 163 (10.8%) | 1 (8.4%) | 1 (25%) |
Abbreviations: SD: Standard deviation; BMI: Body mass index; EGD: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy.