Table 2.
Association of fat depot surface area with Barrett's esophagus, with and without adjusting for BMI
| Variables | Number of subjects (%) |
OR‡ | 95%CI‡ | P value‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls (n=50) | Barrett's cases (n=50) | ||||
| Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2)† | |||||
| <30 | 24 (59) | 24 (50) | 1 | ||
| ≥30 | 17 (41) | 24 (50) | 2.080 | 0.807–4.955 | 0.1266 |
| GE-junction fat area (cm2) | |||||
| <6.1 | 19 (38) | 7 (14) | 1 | ||
| ≥6.1 | 31 (62) | 43 (86) | 5.196 [5.966] | 1.591–30.800 [1.283, 27.739] | 0.0027 [0.0227] |
| Subcutaneous fat area (cm2) | |||||
| <97 | 19 (38) | 10 (20) | 1 | ||
| ≥97 | 31 (62) | 40 (80) | 3.200 [2.455] | 1.068–9.593 [0.584, 10.315] | 0.0290 [0.2200] |
| Visceral fat area (cm2) | |||||
| <97 | 12 (24) | 4 (8) | 1 | ||
| ≥97 | 38 (76) | 46 (92) | 3.510 [4.883] | 1.045–11.767 [1.044, 22.853] | 0.0325 [0.0440] |
| Abdominal circumference (cm) | |||||
| <97.8 | 28 (56) | 14 (28) | 1 | ||
| ≥97.8 | 22 (44) | 36 (72) | 4.048 [9.103] | 1.542–10.626 [1.448, 57.170] | 0.0028 [0.0185] |
†
Data available: body mass index (BMI): 48 cases and 41 controls
‡
OR, 95% CI and p-values were based on Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel method.
[] adjusting for BMI in continuous form.