Time-dependent burden of reflux-related endoscopic pathology after sleeve gastrectomy: Clinical value of surveillance endoscopy in a 520-patient cohort

Table 4 Multivariable predictors of strict clinically significant postoperative endoscopic pathology

Variable	OR	95%CI	P value
Age, per year	1.03	1.01-1.06	0.007
Female sex vs male	0.62	0.38-1.00	0.051
Preoperative BMI, per kg/m²	0.98	0.93-1.04	0.496
Smoking status: Yes vs no	3.10	1.81-5.31	< 0.001
Preoperative GERD symptoms: Yes vs no	5.17	3.17-8.44	< 0.001
Preoperative LA-B-or-higher esophagitis: Yes vs no	1.68	0.67-4.21	0.272
Follow-up 36-60 months vs 24-36 months	1.94	1.00-3.77	0.050
Follow-up > 60 months vs 24-36 months	4.65	2.40-9.03	< 0.001

BMI: Body mass index; GERD: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; LA-B: Los Angeles grade B; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.