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ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2016

Erosive Esophagitis in the Obese: The Effect of Ethnicity and Gender on Its Association.

Albin Abraham, Seth Lipka, Rabab Hajar, Bhuma Krishnamachari, Ravi Virdi, Bobby Jacob, Prakash Viswanathan, Paul Mustacchia

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Article in Gastroenterology research and practice, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Stomach Cancer Disparity among Korean Americans by Tumor Characteristics: Comparison with Non-Hispanic Whites, Japanese Americans, South Koreans, and Japanese.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Albin AbrahamDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
Seth LipkaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
Rabab HajarDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
Bhuma KrishnamachariResearch Department, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glen Head, NY 11545, USA.
Ravi VirdiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
Bobby JacobDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
Prakash ViswanathanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
Paul MustacchiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
Nassau University Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background. Data examining the association between obesity and erosive esophagitis (ErE) have been inconsistent, with very little known about interracial variation. Goals. To examine the association between obesity and ErE among patients of different ethnic/racial backgrounds. Methods. The study sample included 2251 patients who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). The effects of body mass index (BMI) on ErE were assessed by gender and in different ethnic groups. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results. The prevalence of ErE was 29.4% (661/2251). Overweight and obese subjects were significantly more likely to have ErE than individuals with a normal BMI, with the highest risk seen in the morbidly obese (OR 6.26; 95% CI 3.82-10.28; p < 0.0001). Normal weight Black patients were less likely to have ErE as compared to Caucasians (OR 0.46; 95% CI 0.27-0.79; p = 0.005), while the odds ratio comparing normal weight Hispanics to normal weight Whites was not statistically significant. No effect modification was seen between BMI and race/ethnicity or BMI and gender. Significant trends were seen in each gender and ethnicity. Conclusions. The effect of BMI on ErE does not appear to vary by race/ethnicity or gender.

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PMID27118969
PMCPMC4826927
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