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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.

Age: older than 50 years
Sex: male>female
Race: caucasian
Other: chronic GERD^[1], hiatal hernia, elevated body mass index^[2],^[3]^[4] and intra-abdominal distribution of body fat.^[5]

↑ Anderson LA, Watson RG, Murphy SJ, Johnston BT, Comber H, Mc Guigan J; et al. (2007). "Risk factors for Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma: results from the FINBAR study". World J Gastroenterol. 13 (10): 1585–94. PMC 4146903. PMID 17461453.
↑ Kamat P, Wen S, Morris J, Anandasabapathy S (2009). "Exploring the association between elevated body mass index and Barrett's esophagus: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Ann Thorac Surg. 87 (2): 655–62. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.003. PMID 19161814.
↑ Jacobson BC, Chan AT, Giovannucci EL, Fuchs CS (2009). "Body mass index and Barrett's oesophagus in women". Gut. 58 (11): 1460–6. doi:10.1136/gut.2008.174508. PMC 2763036. PMID 19336423.
↑ Edelstein ZR, Farrow DC, Bronner MP, Rosen SN, Vaughan TL (2007). "Central adiposity and risk of Barrett's esophagus". Gastroenterology. 133 (2): 403–11. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2007.05.026. PMID 17681161.
↑ Spechler SJ, Sharma P, Souza RF, Inadomi JM, Shaheen NJ (2011). "American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of Barrett's esophagus". Gastroenterology. 140 (3): 1084–91. PMID 21376940. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)