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

Table 4 Factors associated with endoscopic esophagitis 5 years post-laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on univariate analysis, mean ± SD/n (%)

Characteristics		Endoscopic esophagitis postop 5 years no (n = 81)	Endoscopic esophagitis postop 5 years yes (n = 33)	n	P value
Age		44.30 ± 11.41	43.62 ± 10.12	114	0.76
Sex	Female	53 (65)	17 (52)	70	0.17
	Male	28 (35)	16 (48)	44
Diabetes mellitus	No	60 (74)	24 (73)	84	0.88
	Yes	21 (26)	9 (27)	30
Hypertension	No	55 (68)	24 (73)	79	0.61
	Yes	26 (32)	9 (27)	35
Thyroid diseases	No	66 (81)	30 (91)	96	0.21
	Yes	15 (19)	3 (9.1)	18
Respiratory disorder	No	69 (85)	31 (94)	100	0.34
	Yes	12 (15)	2 (6.1)	14
Smoking	No	68 (84)	28 (85)	96	0.91
	Yes	13 (16)	5 (15)	18
BMI postop		27.31 ± 6.03	27.72 ± 5.08	114	0.74
BMI pre-LSG		47.73 ± 7.66	45.12 ± 5.23	114	0.042
GERD symptoms present pre-LSG	No	69 (85)	27 (82)	96	0.65
	Yes	12 (15)	6 (18)	18
Endoscopic esophagitis pre-LSG	No	17 (81)	8 (80)	25	1
	Yes	4 (19)	2 (20)	6
Hiatus hernia preop	No	18 (86)	10 (100)	28	0.53
	Yes	3 (14)	0 (0)	3
BMI post-LSG		27.33 ± 6.03	27.71 ± 5.08	114	0.74

BMI: Body mass index; GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; LSG: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.