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The prevalence and risk factors for hiatal hernia among patients undergoing endoscopy

A retrospective analysis

Majid A. Alsahafi, Najla A. Alajhar, Amjad O. Almahyawi, Hadeel H. Alsulami, Wejdan A. Alghamdi, Lama A. Alharbi, Afnan S. Alsulami, Jumana T. Aljehani, Saad S. Alkhowaiter and Mahmoud H. Mosli
Saudi Medical Journal May 2023, 44 (5) 509-512; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.5.20220903
Majid A. Alsahafi
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alsahafi, Alajhar, Almahyawi, Alsulami, Alghamdi, Alharbi, Alsulami, Aljehanil, Mosli), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alkhowaiter), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Najla A. Alajhar
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alsahafi, Alajhar, Almahyawi, Alsulami, Alghamdi, Alharbi, Alsulami, Aljehanil, Mosli), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alkhowaiter), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Amjad O. Almahyawi
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alsahafi, Alajhar, Almahyawi, Alsulami, Alghamdi, Alharbi, Alsulami, Aljehanil, Mosli), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alkhowaiter), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hadeel H. Alsulami
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alsahafi, Alajhar, Almahyawi, Alsulami, Alghamdi, Alharbi, Alsulami, Aljehanil, Mosli), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alkhowaiter), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Wejdan A. Alghamdi
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alsahafi, Alajhar, Almahyawi, Alsulami, Alghamdi, Alharbi, Alsulami, Aljehanil, Mosli), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alkhowaiter), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Lama A. Alharbi
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alsahafi, Alajhar, Almahyawi, Alsulami, Alghamdi, Alharbi, Alsulami, Aljehanil, Mosli), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alkhowaiter), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Afnan S. Alsulami
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Jumana T. Aljehani
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alsahafi, Alajhar, Almahyawi, Alsulami, Alghamdi, Alharbi, Alsulami, Aljehanil, Mosli), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alkhowaiter), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saad S. Alkhowaiter
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alsahafi, Alajhar, Almahyawi, Alsulami, Alghamdi, Alharbi, Alsulami, Aljehanil, Mosli), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alkhowaiter), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mahmoud H. Mosli
From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alsahafi, Alajhar, Almahyawi, Alsulami, Alghamdi, Alharbi, Alsulami, Aljehanil, Mosli), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and from the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine (Alkhowaiter), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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    Table 1

    - Characteristics of the study population.

    Characteristicn%
    Gender
    Females171761.2
    Males108838.8
    Age
    ≤60199571.1
    >6081028.8
    Body mass index
    ≤30161862.5
    >3097037.5
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    Table 2

    - Univariate analysis of the risk factors for hiatal hernia.

    Variablen (%)OR95% CIP-value
    Female1716 (61.2)1.090.93 – 1.290.29
    Age >60810 (28.8)0.860.72 – 1.030.11
    BMI >30970 (37.5)1.100.92 – 1.300.30

    BMI: body mass index, OR: odd ratio, CI: confidence interval

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      Table 3

      - Multivariate analysis of the risk factors for hiatal hernia.

      VariableOR95% CIP-value
      Female1.040.88 – 1.260.53
      Age > 600.770.72 – 1.060.19
      BMI > 301.070.9 – 1.20.39

      BMI: body mass index, OR: odd ratio, CI: confidence interval

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