Table.
Characteristics of Subjects without and with Each Type of SSBE.
| Without BE | With circumferential SSBE | With round localized SSBE | With sharp localized SSBE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (male/female) | 2,356/1,235 (65.6/34.4) | 29/9(76.3/23.7) | 73/41(64.0/36.0) | 56/13*(81.2/18.8) |
| Age in years (mean±SD) | 52.3±9.2 | 57.6±8.4* | 53.4±9.2 | 52.7±9.6 |
| BMI | 22.9±3.3 | 23.0±2.7 | 22.6±3.0 | 22.9±3.3 |
| Habitual drinking | 2,039 (56.8) | 22 (57.9) | 75 (65.8) | 47 (68.1) |
| Current smoking | 725 (20.2) | 12 (31.6) | 22 (19.3) | 15 (21.7) |
| Reflux esophagitis | 335 (9.3) | 11 (28.9)* | 21 (18.4)* | 21 (30.4)* |
| Size of diaphragmatic hiatus | ||||
| <1.0/1.0-2.0/>2.0 cm | 2,863/670/58 (79.7/18.7/1.6) | 16/20/2* (42.1/52.6/5.3) | 96/16/2 (84.2/14.0/1.8) | 56/13/0 (81.2/18.8/0) |
| Gastric mucosal atrophy | ||||
| Closed/open type | 3,072/519 (85.5/14.5) | 31/7 (81.6/18.4) | 96/18 (84.2/15.8) | 61/8 (88.4/11.6) |
BE: Barrett’s esophagus, SSBE: short segment Barrett’s esophagus, BMI: body mass index. Habitual drinking: drinking at 3 or more days per week. With anti-secretory drugs: Subjects with medication of proton pump inhibitors or H2 receptor antagonists. Closed and open type of gastric mucosal atrophy: C1-3 and O1-3 of the classification of Kimura and Takemoto. Data are shown as the mean±SD. Values in parentheses are percentages of cases. *Compared to subjects without BE (p<0.05).