Table 1.

Clinical practice guidelines for the screening of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) of five major gastroenterological societies.

Association	Guidelines	Risk Factors
American College of Gastroenterology19	Men with GERD and ≥2 risk factors	• age ≥50 years • non-Hispanic white race • WHR >0.9 in men or WHR >0.85 in women • current or past smoking • family history of BE or esophageal adenocarcinoma
American Gastroenterological Association8	Any multiple (≥2) risk factors	• age ≥50 years • male sex • non-Hispanic white race • chronic GERD • Elevated BMI (defined here as overweight/obese) or intra-abdominal distribution of body fat (defined here as WHR >0.9 in men or WHR >0.85 in women)
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy20	Family history of BE or EAC or GERD plus ≥1 risk factor	• age ≥50 years • male sex • history of smoking • obesity or central adiposity
British Society of Gastroenterology21	GERD and ≥3 risk factors (lower threshold with a family history of BE or EAC)	• age ≥50 years • male sex • non-Hispanic white race • obesity or WHR >0.9 in men or WHR >0.85 in women
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy22	GERD >5 years and any multiple (≥2) risk factors	• age ≥50 years • male sex • non-Hispanic white race • obesity • family history of BE or EAC