Risk factors for Barrett's esophagus in young adults who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in a health examination center.
Pin-Chieh WuYan-Hua ChenFu-Zong WuKung-Hung LinChiao-Lin HsuChi-Shen ChenYu-Hsun ChenPo-Hsiang LinGuang-Yuan MarHsien-Chung YuPublished in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2019)
Significant risk factors of BE in young adults are male sex, the presence of GERD symptoms, and smoking. The risk also increases with an increase in cumulative exposure to smoking.