Risk of progression of Barrett's esophagus in patients with cirrhosis

Table 4 Factors associated with progression of Barrett's esophagus to dysplasia in cirrhotic patients

Factor	HR (95%CI)	P value
Male	1.9 (0.31, 11.6)	0.49
Age at Cirrhosis diagnosis (yr)	1.03 (0.97, 1.09)	0.31
Age at BE diagnosis (yr)	1.04 (0.97, 1.1)	0.28
Body mass index (kg/m2)	0.89 (0.79, 1.02)	0.085
Child-Pugh Class	7.9 (2.0, 30.9)	0.0031
Hypertension	0.72 (0.21, 2.5)	0.61
Diabetes Mellitus	0.86 (0.22, 3.3)	0.83
Hyperlipidemia	0.60 (0.16, 2.3)	0.46
MELD-Na	1.08 (0.95, 1.2)	0.23
BE length (cm)	1.1 (0.89, 1.4)	0.32
Hiatal Hernia size (cm)	1.7 (0.28, 10.5)	0.56

¹Statistically significant. BE: Barrett’s esophagus; HR: Hazard ratio; MELD-Na: Model for End-stage Liver Disease-Sodium.