Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with Barrett’s esophagus
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients n = 518 |
Nondysplastic n = 458 |
Indefinite of dysplasia/low-grade dysplasia n = 33 |
High-grade dysplasia/EAC n = 27 |
|
| Age, yr | ||||
| < 60 | 263 (50.8) | 240 (52.4) | 15 (45.4) | 8 (29.6) |
| ≥ 60 | 255 (49.2) | 218 (47.6) | 18 (54.5) | 19 (70.4) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 372 (71.8) | 319 (69.7) | 28 (84.8) | 25 (92.6) |
| Female | 146 (28.2) | 139 (30.3) | 5 (15.2) | 2 (7.4) |
| Hiatal hernia | ||||
| No | 209 (40.3) | 187 (40.8) | 11 (33.3) | 11 (40.7) |
| Yes | 143 (27.6) | 124 (27.1) | 11 (33.3) | 8 (29.6) |
| Missing | 166 (32.0) | 147 (32.1) | 11 (33.3) | 8 (29.6) |
| Esophagitis | ||||
| No | 269 (51.9) | 234 (51.1) | 17 (51.5) | 18 (66.7) |
| Yes | 83 (16.0) | 77 (16.8) | 5 (15.2) | 1 (3.7) |
| Missing | 166 (32.0) | 147 (32.1) | 11 (33.3) | 8 (29.6) |
| Ulcer | ||||
| No | 318 (61.4) | 281 (61.4) | 18 (54.5) | 19 (70.4) |
| Yes | 34 (6.6) | 30 (6.6) | 4 (12.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Missing | 166 (32.0) | 147 (32.1) | 11 (33.3) | 8 (29.6) |
| Length of Barrett’s esophagus segment, cm | ||||
| < 3 | 49 (9.4) | 40 (8.7) | 5 (15.2) | 4 (14.8) |
| ≥ 3 cm | 98 (18.9) | 81 (17.7) | 8 (24.2) | 9 (33.3) |
| Missing | 371 (71.6) | 337 (73.6) | 20 (60.6) | 14 (51.9) |
| Mucosal irregularities | ||||
| No | 338 (65.2) | 305 (66.6) | 20 (60.6) | 13 (48.1) |
| Yes | 14 (2.7) | 6 (1.3) | 2 (6.1) | 6 (22.2) |
| Missing | 166 (32.0) | 147 (32.1) | 11 (33.3) | 8 (29.6) |
| Stricture | ||||
| No | 341 (65.8) | 301 (65.7) | 21 (63.6) | 19 (70.4) |
| Yes | 11 (2.1) | 10 (2.2) | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Missing | 166 (32.0) | 147 (32.1) | 11 (33.3) | 8 (29.6) |
EAC = esophageal adenocarcinoma.