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==Risk factors== | ==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.<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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Overview
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]