Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics between patients with an inlet patch and those without a patch.
| Inlet patch (n=55) | No Inlet Patch (n=740) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (SD) | 58.5 (6.5) | 58.8 (6.8) | 0.72 |
| Race (%) | |||
| Caucasian | 43 (93.5) | 635 (89.8) | 0.61 |
| Not Caucasian | 3 (6.5) | 72 (10.2) | |
| Education | |||
| High School or Less | 16 (33.3) | 145 (20.4) | |
| Some College up to Bachelors | 0.05 | ||
| Degree | 27 (56.3) | 421 (59.1) | |
| Advanced Degree | 5 (10.4) | 146 (20.5) | |
| Annual Income ($) | |||
| <40,000 | 21 (44.7) | 259 (38.8) | 0.64 |
| 40,000–100,000 | 15 (31.9) | 215 (32.2) | |
| >100,000 | 11 (23.4) | 194 (29.0) | |
| Site (%) | |||
| MPC | 28 (50.9) | 421 (56.9) | 0.39 |
| VA | 27 (49.1) | 319 (43.1) | |
| BMI (%) | |||
| BMI<20 | 1 (1.9) | 7 (1.0) | |
| BMI 20–25 | 11 (20.4) | 123 (16.8) | 0.32 |
| BMI 25–30 | 24 (44.4) | 266 (36.2) | |
| BMI >30 | 18 (33.3) | 338 (46.1) | |
| Waist to Hip Ratio by tiles Tertiles | |||
| 1st (< 0.979) | 21 (38.2) | 246 (33.3) | 0.73 |
| 2nd (0.980–1.024) | 16 (29.1) | 245 (33.1) | |
| 3rd (> 1.024) | 18 (32.8) | 248 (33.6) | |
| Biopsy Proven Barrett's (%) | |||
| Yes | 5 (9.1) | 63 (8.5) | 0.8 |
| No | 50 (90.9) | 676 (91.5) | |
| Hiatal hernia >2cm | |||
| Yes | 6 (11.1) | 87 (11.8) | 0.88 |
| No | 48 (88.9) | 651 (88.2) | |
| GERD frequency off meds | |||
| >1 weekly | 13 (24.1) | 135 (18.6) | 0.32 |
| Not weekly | 41 (75.9) | 590 (81.4) | |
| Heartburn for 3 continuous months | |||
| Never | 45 (83.3) | 573 (79.3) | |
| In the last year only | 0 | 24 (3.3) | 0.7 |
| Started 1–3 years ago | 2 (3.7) | 27 (3.7) | |
| Started >3 years ago | 7 (13.0) | 99 (13.7) | |
| Globus | 0.75 | ||
| Yes | 5 (9.3) | 77 (10.6) | |
| No | 49 (90.7) | 648 (89.4) | |
| Dysphagia | |||
| Yes | 4 (7.4) | 75 (10.3) | 0.49 |
| No | 40 (92.6) | 650 (89.7) | |
| ASA use | |||
| None | 34 (61.8) | 412 (55.7) | 0.61 |
| For <5 years | 8 (14.6) | 143 (19.3) | |
| For >=5 years | 13 (23.6) | 185 (25.0) | |
| NSAID use | |||
| None | 43 (78.2) | 552 (74.6) | 0.81 |
| For <5 years | 8 (14.6) | 118 (16.0) | |
| For >=5 years | 4 (7.3) | 70 (9.0) | |
| PPI use (%) | |||
| None | 50 (90.9) | 646 (87.3) | 0.8 |
| PPI<5 years | 3 (5.5) | 64 (8.7) | |
| PPI>5 years | 2 (3.6) | 30 (4.0) | |
| H2RA use (%) | |||
| None | 50 (94.6) | 693 (93.7) | 0.77 |
| H2RA <5 years | 2 (3.6) | 38 (5.1) | |
| H2RA >5 years | 1 (1.8) | 9 (1.2) | |