Association of peptide hormone levels (divided by 10) with respective symptom scores of Reflux Disease Questionnaire in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease based on ordinal regression models.

<p>Data are presented as odds ratio (95% confidence interval)</p><p>* <i>P</i>-value < 0.05</p><p>Association of peptide hormone levels (divided by 10) with respective symptom scores of Reflux Disease Questionnaire in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease based on ordinal regression models.</p

Factors associated with respective peptide hormone levels.

<p>Multivariable regression analysis was performed adjusting for common risk factors of GERD, including age, gender, smoking, drinking, BMI, fasting blood glucose, triglyceride and cholesterol levels.Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease</p><p>*<i>P</i> < 0.05 indicates statistical significance.</p><p>Factors associated with respective peptide hormone levels.</p

Flowchart showing recruitment for the study participants.

<p>Flowchart showing recruitment for the study participants.</p

Comparison of clinical characteristics and final diagnosis between patients with positive CTA findings and patients with negative CTA finding.

<p>Comparison of clinical characteristics and final diagnosis between patients with positive CTA findings and patients with negative CTA finding.</p

Demographics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients and control subjects.

<p>Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (25^th-75^th percentile), or number (percentage), as appropriate.</p><p>Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; RDQ, Reflux Disease Questionnaire; LA, Los Angeles classification system; PYY, peptide YY.</p><p>*<i>P</i> < 0.05, indicates statistical significance.</p><p>Demographics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients and control subjects.</p

Clinical impact of CTA on choice of insertion route and type of enteroscopy.

<p>Clinical impact of CTA on choice of insertion route and type of enteroscopy.</p

Demographic characteristics of BE cases and controls.

<p>Demographic characteristics of BE cases and controls.</p

FDG PET/CT images from an 84-year-old male with erosive esophagitis (Los Angeles classification grade A).

<p>PET/CT showed two focal areas of FDG accumulation in the middle esophagus (thin arrow on sagittal view, SUV_max = 4.5) and at the esophagogastric junction (thick arrows, SUV_max = 6.9).</p

Univariate analysis for risk factors of BE.

<p>Univariate analysis for risk factors of BE.</p

Multi-variate analysis for risk factors of BE.

<p>Multi-variate analysis for risk factors of BE.</p