Open AccessDifferences in Several Factors in the Development of Erosive Esophagitis Among Patients at Various Stages of Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Masamichi Sogabe,
Toshiya Okahisa,
Toshio Kurihara,
Masaaki Kagawa,
Kaizo Kagemoto,
Yoshifumi Kida,
Tetsu Tomonari,
Tatsuya Taniguchi,
Koichi Okamoto,
Hiroshi Miyata,
Yasushi Sato,
Masahiko Nakasono,
Tetsuji Takayama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s298326
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori , esophagogastroduodenoscopy , metabolic syndrome , cross sectional study , esophagitis , disease , obesity , endoscopy , reflux , pathology
Erosive esophagitis (EE) is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome (MS), but is not always recognized in individuals with MS and the prevalence of EE in individuals with non-MS is not low.