Prevalence of Barrett’s esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease 5 years after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A retrospective study

Table 2 Factors associated with Barrett’s esophagus on univariate analysis, n (%)

Characteristics		No BE (n = 111)	BE (n = 3)	n	P value
Age, median (IQR: 25-75)		42.00 (37.00, 50.00)	55.00 (54.50, 57.50)	114	0.037
Sex	Female	68 (61)	2 (67)	70	1
	Male	43 (39)	1 (33)	44
Hypertension	Absent	77 (69)	2 (67)	79	1
	Present	34 (31)	1 (33)	35
Diabetes mellitus	Absent	82 (74)	2 (67)	84	1
	Present	29 (26)	1 (33)	30
Thyroid diseases	Absent	93 (84)	3 (100)	96	1
	Present	18 (16)	0 (0)	18
Respiratory disorder	Absent	97 (87)	3 (100)	100	1
	Present	14 (13)	0 (0)	14
Smoking	No	93 (84)	3 (100)	96	1
	Yes	18 (16)	0 (0)	18
BMI, pre LSG, median (IQR: 25-75)		46.01 (42.02, 51.01)	47.03 (43.30, 48.52)	114	0.83
BMI, post-LSG, median (IQR: 25-75)		27.61 (23.02, 30.32)	28.01 (25.42, 29.83)	114	0.9
GERD symptoms post-LSG	Absent	40 (36)	1 (33)	41	1
	Present	71 (64)	2 (67)	73
GERD symptoms pre-LSG	Absent	93 (84)	3 (100)	96	1
	Present	18 (16)	0 (0)	18
Hiatus hernia post-LSG	Absent	94 (85)	2 (67)	96	0.41
	Present	17 (15)	1 (33)	18
Endoscopic esophagitis post-LSG	Absent	78 (70)	3 (100)	81	0.56
	Present	33 (30)	0 (0)	33

BMI: Body mass index; BE: Barrett’s esophagus; GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; IQR: Interquartile range; LSG: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.