Table 2 . Predictors of SIM or Barrett’s Esophagus .
| Parameters | No metaplasia (n=47) |
Metaplasia
(n=9) |
p value |
|
Age (yrs) (mean±SD) |
48.19 ±10.83 | 52.56 ±8.84 | 0.26 |
| Male n (%) | 37 (78.7) | 8 (88.8) | 0.67 |
| Female n (%) | 10 (21.3) | 1 (11.1) | 0.65 |
|
Symptom duration (mo) (mean±SD) |
7.89 ±1.25 | 8.22 ±0.97 | 0.46 |
| Symptoms | 0.004 | ||
|
Heartburn n (%) |
32 (68.1) | 1 (11.1) | |
|
Regurgitation n (%) |
11 (23.4) | 6 (66.7) | |
| Non-erosive GERD n (%) | 31 (66) | 8 (88.9) | 0.34 |
|
Erosive GERD n (%) |
16 (34.0) | 1 (11.1) | 0.25 |
|
Hiatus Hernia n (%) |
24 (51.1) | 7 (77.8) | 0.17 |
|
Length of Hiatus hernia (mean±SD) cm |
3.29±0.98 | 4.28 ±1.58 | 0.54 |
| Esophagitis (LA Grade) | n=16 | n=1 | 0.47 |
| CLE Class/BE | 0.75 | ||
| Circumferential n (%) | 15 (31.9) | 4 (44.4) | |
|
Tongue-like n (%) |
17 (36.2) | 2 (22.2) | |
|
Isolated Islands n (%) |
15 (31.8) | 3 (33.3) | |
| CLE/BE Type | |||
|
Short Segment n (%) |
29 (61.7) | 2 (22.2) | 0.27 |
|
Long Segment n (%) |
3 (6.4) | 4 (44.4) | 0.005 |
|
Length of CLE/BE Mean±SD (cm) |
1.81±0.59 | 3.0±1.76 | 0.009 |