Patient characteristics and clinical, endoscopic, and histopathological findings for the 929 patients included in the study
| OGJ, oesophagogastric junction. | |
| Clinical data | |
| Sex (M/F) | 51.3%/48.7% |
| Age (y) (mean (SD)) | 50.1 (13.6) |
| Heartburn at least once a week: | 58.8% |
| Use of proton pump inhibitors: | 24.4% |
| Endoscopic findings | |
| Hiatal hernia | 39.2% |
| Reflux oesophagitis | 19.7% |
| Suspicion of Barrett’s oesophagus (long/short) | 11.8% (2.0%/9.8%) |
| Histopathological findings | |
| Intestinal metaplasia at the OGJ | 16.3% |
| Helicobacter pylori associated gastritis | 33.4% |
| Intestinal metaplasia in the stomach | 15.0% |