Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants with Barrett’s esophagus (n=235)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 54 (22.9) |
| Male | 180 (76.3) |
| Age | |
| <50 years | 35 (15.0) |
| 50–59 years | 56 (23.9) |
| 60–69 years | 76 (32.5) |
| 70–80 years | 67 (28.6) |
| Race | |
| Black | 5 (2.1) |
| White | 221 (94.0) |
| Other | 9 (3.8) |
| Site | |
| UNC | 81 (34.5) |
| SAVAMC | 75 (31.9) |
| Mayo | 79 (33.6) |
| Education | |
| < High school graduate | 12 (5.2) |
| High school graduate | 46 (19.9) |
| Some college | 75 (32.5) |
| ≥College graduate | 98 (42.4) |
| Annual household income | |
| <$25,000/year | 26 (17.0) |
| $25,000–50,000/year | 52 (34.0) |
| $50,000–100,000/year | 52 (34.0) |
| >$100,000/year | 23 (15.0) |
| Employment* | |
| Employed | 109 (47.0) |
| Retired | 131 (55.7) |
| Family history | |
| Barrett’s | 23 (10.4) |
| Esophageal cancer | 13 (5.5) |
| Insurance† | |
| No insurance | 7 (3.0) |
| Medicaid | 2 (0.9) |
| Private | 114 (48.5) |
| Medicare | 54 (23.0) |
| VA | 56 (23.8) |
| Years with Barrett’s Esophagus | |
| <1 year | 31 (14.9) |
| 1–4 years | 79 (38.0) |
| 5–9 years | 48 (23.1) |
| ≥10 years | 50 (24.0) |
*
percentages for employment don’t add to 100 due to overlap in categories (e.g. part-time employment following formal retirement)
†
When multiple insurance types listed, hierarchical assignment was private→VA→Medicare→Medicaid→no insurance