Endoscopy is of low yield in the identification of gastrointestinal neoplasia in patients with dermatomyositis: A cross-sectional study

Table 3 Yield of endoscopy stratified by age n (%)

	Age < 50 (n = 21)	Age ≥ 50 (n = 26)	Age ≥ 50 (n = 46)	P value
Findings on EGD
Normal	16 (76.2)	20 (76.9)	-	0.95
Pre-malignancy	1 (4.8)	2 (7.7)	-	1.00
Malignancy	0 (0)	0 (0)	-	1.00
Non-malignant	4 (19.0)	4 (15.4)	-	1.00
Findings on Colonoscopy
Normal	17 (81.0)	-	36 (78.3)	0.80
Any adenoma	1 (4.8)	-	9 (20.0)	0.15
Colorectal cancer	0 (0)	-	0 (0)	1.00
Inflammatory bowel disease	2 (9.5)	-	2 (4.3)	0.58

EGD: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy.