Relationship between obesity and development of erosive reflux disease: A mediation analysis of the role of cardiometabolic risk factors

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Lee, Hyuk ^a   Lim, Yaeji ^b   Chi, Sangah ^a   Min, Yang Won ^a   Min, Byung Hoon ^a   Lee, Jun Haeng ^a   Rhee, Poong Lyul ^a   Kim, Jae J ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85026193855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06845-1     Document Type: Article

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