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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. | [[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== | ==Risk factors== |
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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]