Multinational survey on the preferred approach to management of Barrett’s esophagus in the Asia-Pacific region

Table 1 Demographics of study respondents

Respondent demographics	Study cohort (n = 569)	Percentage (%)
Age, years (median, IQR)	38 (33-46)	-
Gender
Male	443	77.9
Female	126	22.1
Specialty
Physician	514	90.3
Surgeon	55	9.7
Place of practice
Australia	6	1.1
China	129	22.7
Hong Kong	7	1.2
India	24	4.2
Japan	310	54.5
Laos	1	0.2
Malaysia	17	3.0
Myanmar	1	0.2
Philippines	1	0.2
Singapore	28	4.9
Taiwan	11	1.9
Thailand	1	0.2
Vietnam	33	5.8
Type of practice
Private institution	160	28.1
Academic institution	271	47.6
Both	138	24.3
Years of endoscopic practice (median, IQR)	10 (5-18)	-
Percentage of time performing endoscopy
< 20%	120	21.1
20%-40%	189	33.2
40%-60%	150	26.4
60%-80%	72	12.7
> 80%	38	6.7

IQR: Interquartile range.