Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | No of patients | No of biopsies | Mean age (SD) | Male % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IHC, immunohistochemistry; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. | |||||
| First group | |||||
| IHC | Adenocarcinoma | 4 | 19 | 78.5 (2.7) | 75% |
| Barrett’s oesophagus | 16 | 79 | 70.8 (14) | 66% | |
| Reflux oesophagitis | 20 | 40 | 61.8 (11.6) | 71% | |
| Second group | |||||
| RT-PCR | Adenocarcinoma | 6 | 12 | 68.9 (11.5) | 57% |
| Barrett’s oesophagus | 19 | 76 | 65.1(15.1) | 55% | |