TY - JOUR
T1 - Distribution of Body Fat and Its Influence on Esophageal Inflammation and Dysplasia in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus
AU - Nelsen, Eric M.
AU - Kirihara, Yujiro
AU - Takahashi, Naoki
AU - Shi, Qian
AU - Lewis, Jason T.
AU - Namasivayam, Vikneswaran
AU - Buttar, Navtej S.
AU - Dunagan, Kelly T.
AU - Prasad, Ganapathy A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding Supported by a Junior Faculty Development Award from the American College of Gastroenterology (G.A.P.), the National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases ( RC4DK090413 , to G.A.P.), and the Mayo Foundation.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Background & Aims: Increased waist circumference and visceral fat are associated with increased risk of Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma. This association might be mediated by mechanical and endocrine mechanisms. We investigated the distribution of fat in subjects with BE and its association with esophageal inflammation and dysplasia. Methods: We collected data from 50 BE cases and 50 controls (matched for age and sex, identified from a radiology trauma database) seen at the Mayo Clinic in 2009. Abdominal (subcutaneous and visceral) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) fat area was measured using computed tomography with standard techniques. Esophageal inflammation (based on a histologic score) and dysplasia grade were assessed from esophageal biopsies of BE cases by a gastrointestinal pathologist. Conditional logistic regression was used to assess the association of body fat depot area with BE status, esophageal inflammation, and dysplasia. Results: All BE subjects had controlled reflux symptoms without esophagitis, based on endoscopy. The GEJ fat area (odds ratio [OR], 6.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-27.7; P = .02), visceral fat area (OR, 4.9; 95% CI, 1.0-22.8; P = .04), and abdominal circumference (OR, 9.1; 95% CI, 1.4-57.2; P = 0.02) were associated with BE, independent of body mass index (BMI). The subcutaneous fat area was not associated with BE. Visceral and GEJ fat were significantly greater in BE subjects with esophageal inflammation (compared with those without, P = .02) and high-grade dysplasia (compared with those without, P = .01), independent of BMI. Conclusions: GEJ and visceral fat are associated with BE, and with increased esophageal inflammation and high-grade dysplasia in BE subjects, independent of BMI. Visceral fat therefore might promote esophageal metaplasia and dysplasia.
AB - Background & Aims: Increased waist circumference and visceral fat are associated with increased risk of Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma. This association might be mediated by mechanical and endocrine mechanisms. We investigated the distribution of fat in subjects with BE and its association with esophageal inflammation and dysplasia. Methods: We collected data from 50 BE cases and 50 controls (matched for age and sex, identified from a radiology trauma database) seen at the Mayo Clinic in 2009. Abdominal (subcutaneous and visceral) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) fat area was measured using computed tomography with standard techniques. Esophageal inflammation (based on a histologic score) and dysplasia grade were assessed from esophageal biopsies of BE cases by a gastrointestinal pathologist. Conditional logistic regression was used to assess the association of body fat depot area with BE status, esophageal inflammation, and dysplasia. Results: All BE subjects had controlled reflux symptoms without esophagitis, based on endoscopy. The GEJ fat area (odds ratio [OR], 6.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-27.7; P = .02), visceral fat area (OR, 4.9; 95% CI, 1.0-22.8; P = .04), and abdominal circumference (OR, 9.1; 95% CI, 1.4-57.2; P = 0.02) were associated with BE, independent of body mass index (BMI). The subcutaneous fat area was not associated with BE. Visceral and GEJ fat were significantly greater in BE subjects with esophageal inflammation (compared with those without, P = .02) and high-grade dysplasia (compared with those without, P = .01), independent of BMI. Conclusions: GEJ and visceral fat are associated with BE, and with increased esophageal inflammation and high-grade dysplasia in BE subjects, independent of BMI. Visceral fat therefore might promote esophageal metaplasia and dysplasia.
KW - CT imaging
KW - Esophageal carcinoma
KW - Obesity
KW - Risk factor
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.03.007
DO - 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.03.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 22433923
AN - SCOPUS:84862691710
SN - 1542-3565
VL - 10
SP - 728
EP - 734
JO - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IS - 7
ER -