Table 2.
Prevalence of esophagitis and Barrett’s esophagus in cohorts with and without GERD.
GERD Group (68) | Non-GERD group (137) |
Comparison p value |
|
---|---|---|---|
Esophagitis Prevalence | 22 (32%) | 40 (29%) | 0.78 |
Grade A | 8 | 21 | |
Grade B | 12 | 17 | |
Grade C | 2 | 2 | |
BE Prevalence | 6 (8.8%) | 10 (7.3%) | 0.49 |
Mean (SD) length (cm) | 3.5 (2.4) | 2.6 (1.4) | 0.62 |
Dysplasia present† (%) | 1 (1.5%) | 2 (1.5%) | |
Diaphragmatic hernia | |||
Present (%) | 44 (65%) | 79 (58%) | 0.26 |
Mean (SD) size (cm) | 3.6 (2.1) | 2.6 (0.9) | 0.001* |
p < 0.05 considered significant
Three cases of dysplasia were identified: 1 HGD located in SSBE and 2 LGD located in one SSBE and one LSBE