Population
3,946 apparently healthy adults undergoing routine health checkups in Taiwan.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Rising erosive esophagitis prevalence in older adults warrants vigilance; leaves open drivers and generalizability beyond this cross-sectional cohort.
The prevalence of erosive esophagitis among Taiwanese adults increased 2.5-fold from 1995 to 2002, particularly in those aged 40 years and older, driven by factors other than obesity in women.
Lien et al. (2009) studied this question.
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