Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2022; 14(10): 597-607
Published online Oct 16, 2022. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i10.597
Table 1 Data summary and comparison between patients with and without gastric intestinal metaplasia
LevelBaseline no GIM
Overall
No GIM
GIM
P value
579441138
Follow-up days [median (IQR)]885.0 (257.5, 1901.5)857.0 (259.0, 1834.0)1087.0 (260.5, 2307.3)0.247
Age baseline [median (IQR)]58.0 (49.0, 67.8)56.0 (46.8, 65.0)64.00 (54.0, 72.0)< 0.001
Sex (%)Male227 (39.3)166 (37.7)61 (44.2)0.208
Female351 (60.7)274 (62.3)77 (55.8)
Ethnicity/Race (%)Caucasian85 (15.9)73 (18.1)12 ( 9.3)0.032
AA381 (71.5)287 (71.0)94 (72.9)
Hispanic18 ( 3.4)11 ( 2.7)7 ( 5.4)
Other49 ( 9.2)33 ( 8.2)16 (12.4)
Obesity (%)BMI < 30261 (56.7)191 (53.5)70 (68.0)0.013
BMI > 30199 (43.3)166 (46.5)33 (32.0)
Smoking status (%)Never269 (54.8)207 (55.3)62 (53.0)0.198
Previous119 (24.2)84 (22.5)35 (29.9)
Current103 (21.0)83 (22.2)20 (17.1)
Biopsy site (%)≤ 2227 (39.2)190 (43.1)37 (26.8)0.001
> 3352 (60.8)251 (56.9)101 (73.2)
H. pylori at Baseline (%)No499 (86.2)382 (86.6)117 (84.8)0.686
Yes80 (13.8)59 (13.4)21 (15.2)
H. pylori at follow-up (%)No536 (92.6)413 (93.7)123 (89.1)0.114
Yes43 ( 7.4)28 ( 6.3)15 (10.9)
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H. pylori at follow up with positive Baseline (%)No65 (81.2)48 (81.4)17 (81.0)1
Yes15 (18.8)11 (18.6)4 (19.0)
Gastritis (%)No209 (36.1)180 (40.8)29 (21.0)< 0.001
Yes370 (63.9)261 (59.2)109 (79.0)
Ulcer (%)No534 (92.2)408 (92.5)126 (91.3)0.778
Yes45 ( 7.8)33 ( 7.5)12 ( 8.7)
81 mg Aspirin Use at Baseline (%)No450 (77.7)347 (78.7)103 (74.6)0.379
Yes129 (22.3)94 (21.3)35 (25.4)
81 mg Aspirin use at follow up (%)No453 (78.2)359 (81.4)94 (68.1)0.001
Yes126 (21.8)82 (18.6)44 (31.9)
PPI usage at baseline (%)No392 (67.7)285 (64.6)107 (77.5)0.006
Yes187 (32.3)156 (35.4)31 (22.5)
PPI usage at follow up (%)No318 (54.9)233 (52.8)85 (61.6)0.088
Yes261 (45.1) 208 (47.2) 53 (38.4)
Blood type (%)A72 (31.2) 47 (28.7) 25 (37.3) 0.317
B42 (18.2) 28 (17.1) 14 (20.9)
O109 (47.2) 82 (50.0) 27 (40.3)
AB8 ( 3.5) 7 ( 4.3) 1 ( 1.5)
Hemoglobin [median (IQR)]11.2 (9.2, 12.8)11.5 (9.5, 13.0)10.5 (9.0, 12.2)0.075
Hemoglobin Baseline [median (IQR)]10.8 (9.2, 12.8)11.8 (9.7, 13.1)9.60 (8.40, 11.00)< 0.001
Table 2 Univariate Cox proportional hazards regression model results for gastric intestinal metaplasia formation over time
Predictor
GIM
HR (95%CI)
P value
Age1.04 (1.02, 1.05)< 0.001
Age (ref: ≤ 45)
46-552.13 (1.08, 4.19)0.028
56-652.09 (1.08, 4.03)0.029
> 654.03 (2.17, 7.48)< 0.001
Female0.81 (0.58, 1.14)0.229
Race/Ethnicity (ref: Caucasians)
African American2.12 (1.16, 3.87)0.015
Hispanic2.79 (1.09, 7.13)0.032
Other3.19 (1.50, 6.76)0.003
Obesity (BMI > 30)0.58 (0.38, 0.88)0.010
Gastritis1.62 (1.07, 2.44)0.022
H. pylori (ref: Baseline: Neg, follow-up: Neg)
Baseline: Neg, follow-up: Pos0.88 (0.45, 1.7)0.695
Baseline: Pos, follow-up: Neg1.16 (0.7, 1.94)0.563
Baseline: Pos, follow-up: Pos1.02 (0.37, 2.8)0.966
PPI Usage at follow-up0.81 (0.57, 1.14)0.225
PPI Usage Baseline 0.80 (0.54, 1.20)0.280
Aspirin Use at follow-up (81 mg)1.49 (1.04, 2.14)0.031
Aspirin Use Baseline (81 mg)1.45 (0.98, 2.13)0.063
Smoking status (ref: Never)
Previous smoker1.35 (0.89, 2.04)0.161
Current smoker1.01 (0.61, 1.68)0.972
Blood group (ref: Group A)
Blood group B1.07 (0.56, 2.07)0.835
Blood group O0.66 (0.38, 1.14)0.135
Blood group AB0.24 (0.03, 1.77)0.161
Haemoglobin level at follow-up1.00 (0.92, 1.09)0.962
Haemoglobin level at baseline0.83 (0.74, 0.93)0.001
Table 3 Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model results for gastric intestinal metaplasia formation over time

HR (95%CI)
P value
Age at baseline (ref: ≤ 45)
46-551.75 (0.67, 4.58)0.255
56-651.44 (0.56, 3.68)0.445
> 653.01 (1.25, 7.26)0.014
Female0.8 (0.48, 1.33)0.384
Race/Ethnicity (ref: Caucasians)
African American3.4 (1.16, 9.95)0.026
Hispanic1.64 (0.28, 9.47)0.582
Other7.46 (2.26, 24.67)0.001
Obesity (BMI > 30)0.71 (0.42, 1.2)0.201
Gastritis1.65 (0.97, 2.81)0.065
H. pylori (ref: Baseline: Neg, follow-up: Neg)
Baseline: Neg, follow-up: Pos1.26 (0.53, 2.98)0.602
Baseline: Pos, follow-up: Neg0.6 (0.26, 1.37)0.223
Baseline: Pos, follow-up: Pos1.13 (0.34, 3.76)0.847
Smoking (ref: Never)
Previous0.96 (0.56, 1.65)0.876
Current0.74 (0.38, 1.47)0.398

  • Citation: Ahmad AI, Lee A, Caplan C, Wikholm C, Pothoulakis I, Almothafer Z, Raval N, Marshall S, Mishra A, Hodgins N, Kang IG, Chang RK, Dailey Z, Daneshmand A, Kapadia A, Oh JH, Rodriguez B, Sehgal A, Sweeney M, Swisher CB, Childers DF, O'Connor C, Sequeira LM, Cho W. Gastric intestinal metaplasia development in African American predominant United States population. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2022; 14(10): 597-607
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  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v14.i10.597