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. 2020 Sep 17;53(2):162–165. doi: 10.1055/a-1265-3315

Table 1. Major endoscopic findings in patients undergoing endoscopy in 2019 and 2020. Only one finding is reported for each patient. Significant data are depicted in bold.

Endoscopic findings 2019, n (%) 2020, n (%) P value (OR, 95 %CI)
Upper GI Endoscopy n = 666 n = 287
Not relevant diagnoses-

  • Normal 1

487 (73.1) 169 (58.9)  < 0.001 (1.90, 1.42 – 2.54)

  • Other 2

20 (3) 16 (5.6) 0.06 (0.52, 0.27 – 1.02)
Relevant diagnoses

  • Erosive esophagitis/ Barrett’s

 66 (9.9) 35 (12.2) 0.3 (0.79, 0.51 – 1.22)

  • Peptic ulcer

 44 (6.6) 15 (5.2) 0.4 (1.28, 0.70 – 2.34)

  • Esophageal/gastric cancer

 24 (3.6) 19 (6.6) 0.04 (0.53, 0.28 – 0.98)

  • Benign stenosis

 9 (1.8) 22 (7.7)  < 0.001 (0.16, 0.07 – 0.36)

  • Other 3

16 (2.4) 11 (3.8) 0.2 (0.62, 0.28 – 1.34)
Lower GI Endoscopy n = 815 n = 401
Not relevant diagnoses

  • Normal 4

478 (58.6) 216 (53.9) 0.1 (1.21, 0.95 – 1.54)

  • Low risk adenoma

 38 (4.7) 11 (2.7) 0.1 (1.73, 0.88 – 3.43)

  • Other 5

23 (2.8) 10 (2.5) 0.7 (1.13, 0.53 – 2.40)
Relevant diagnoses

  • Advanced adenoma

 150 (18.4) 90 (22.4) 0.09 (0.78, 0.58 – 1.05)

  • IBD

 49 (6) 38 (9.5) 0.02 (0.61, 0.39 – 0.95)

  • Colon cancer

 65 (8) 31 (7.7) 0.9 (1.03, 0.66 – 1.61)

  • Other 6

12 (1.5) 5 (1.2) 0.7 (1.8, 0.41 – 3.38)

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; GI, gastrointestinal; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.

1

Normal finding includes nonerosive gastritis/duodenitis, hiatal hernia.

2

Other includes fundic gland polyps, gastric resected stomach.

3

Other includes varices, portal hypertensive gastropathy, celiac disease, fistula.

4

Normal includes diverticulosis.

5

Other includes hyperplastic polyps, not specific inflammation.

6

Other includes fistula, benign stenosis, solitary rectal ulcer, angiodysplasia, diverticulitis, other specific colitis.