Table 2. The coefficients, weights and odds ratios of selected predictors for BE.

	CLE			IM≥2 cm
	β	Weight	OR (95%CI)	β	Weight	OR (95%CI)
Age (per 1 yr)	0.025	1	1.03 (1.01–1.04)	0.037	1	1.04 (1.01–1.06)
Sex
Female	0	0	Ref	0	0	Ref
Male	0.725	29	2.06 (1.37–3.11)	0.679	18	1.97 (1.03–3.79)
Heartburn *
Never & Sometimes	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	0	Ref
Often & Daily	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.594	16	1.81 (0.87–3.79)
Acid flux *
Never & Sometimes	0	0	Ref	n/a	n/a	n/a
Often & Daily	0.663	27	1.94 (1.28–2.94)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Chest Pain
No	0	0	Ref	0	0	Ref
Yes	−0.483	−19	0.62 (0.41–0.93)	−0.552	−15	0.58 (0.30–1.09)
Abdominal pain
No	0	0	Ref	0	0	Ref
Yes	−0.579	−23	0.56 (0.37–0.85)	−1.125	−30	0.33 (0.17–0.61)
Anti-reflux medication
No	0	0	Ref	0	0	Ref
Yes	0.784	31	2.19 (1.45–3.32)	1.308	35	3.70 (1.82–7.53)

^*n/a: not applicable.