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==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
* [[Age]]: | * [[Age]]: older than 50 years | ||
* | * Sex: [[male]] | ||
* [[Race]]: | * [[Race]]: caucasian | ||
* [[Other]]: [[ | * [[Other]]: chronic [[GERD]], [[hiatal hernia]], elevated [[body mass index]], and intra-abdominal distribution of [[body]] [[fat]].<ref name="pmid21376940">{{cite journal |author=Spechler SJ, Sharma P, Souza RF, Inadomi JM, Shaheen NJ |title=American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of Barrett's esophagus |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=140 |issue=3 |pages=1084–91 |year=2011 |month=March |pmid=21376940 | |url=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amresh Kumar MD [2]
Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of Barret's Oesophagus is Chronic GERD. Other risk factors include Age (>older than 50 years), Sex (male), Race (caucasian), hiatal hernia, elevated body mass index and intra-abdominal distribution of body fat.
Risk factors
- Age: older than 50 years
- Sex: male
- Race: caucasian
- Other: chronic GERD, hiatal hernia, elevated body mass index, and intra-abdominal distribution of body fat.[1]