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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2020 Oct 21;31(1):1–26. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2020.08.001

Table 1.

Barrett’s esophagus screening guidelines for select gastroenterological societies

Society Year Screening Population
American College of Gastroenterology 2016 Men >5 years GERD, or with >weekly symptoms + ≥2 risk factors:
>50 years, central obesity (waist circumference >102cm or WR >0.9), Caucasian, smoking, first-degree relative w/ BE or EA
British Society of Gastroenterology 2014 GERD with ≥3 risk factors:
>50 years, Caucasian, male, obesity +/− (+) family history
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2019 Individuals with a family history of EA or BE (high risk) OR GERD with ≥ 1 risk factors (moderate risk):
>50 years, male gender, Caucasian, smoking, obesity
American Gastroenterological Association 2011 Multiple risk factors:
>50 years, Caucasian, male, chronic GERD, hiatal hernia, obesity