The Utility of Endoscopic Biopsies in Patients with Normal Upper Endoscopy

Table 2

Clinical predictors of macroscopically normal EGDs on multivariable logistic regression.

Variable	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	value
Age <50 (years)	2.3	2.0–2.7	<0.0001
Female	1.7	1.4–1.9	<0.0001
No NSAID	1.6	1.3–1.9	<0.0001
No anticoagulation	1.8	1.2–2.6	0.0029
Anemia	3.1	2.4–4.1	<0.0001
Diarrhea	3.9	2.7–5.5	<0.0001
Dyspepsia	2.9	2.3–3.6	<0.0001
Heartburn	2.0	1.5–2.6	<0.0001
Nausea and vomiting	2.4	1.7–3.4	<0.0001

EGD = upper endoscopy, NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.