Table 5.

Predictors for patients suffering from both reflux esophagitis and hiatal hernia.

	Odds ratio	95% CI	P value
Sex: male	2.49	1.24–2.90	<0.0001
Age (years)	0.99	0.990–0.999	0.027
HgbA1c (%)	1.007	0.92–1.09	0.87
TG (mg/dL)	1.001	1.001–1.002	<0.0001
TCHO (mg/dL)	1.001	0.99–1.002	0.50
Obesity: BMI > 25 kg/m2	1.76	1.58–1.95	<0.0001
Hypertension	1.04	0.92–1.18	0.43
Heavy drinker	1.27	1.10–1.46	0.0001
Heavy smoker	0.88	0.75–1.05	0.16