Gastroscopy Yield in the Young: Comprehensive Assessment of Endoscopic and Histologic Findings—A Comparative Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of both groups.

Characteristic	Age 16–49 n (%); N = 1313	Age ≥ 50 n (%); N = 3396	P value
Age (years)	34.7 ± 10.4	67.01 ± 10.3	<0.001
Sex (male)	608 (46)	1609 (47)	0.52
Ethnicity (Jews)	939 (71.5)	2877 (85)	<0.001
Gastroscopy indication
Anemia	116 (8.8)	323 (18.3)	<0.001
Dyspepsia	177 (13.5)	398 (11.7)	0.10
Heartburn	108 (8.2)	303 (8.9)	0.49
Vomit/nausea	82 (6.2)	170 (5.0)	0.097
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding	27 (2.1)	160 (4.7)	<0.001
Dysphagia	23 (1.8)	141 (4.2)	<0.001
Weight loss	36 (2.7)	192 (5.7)	<0.001
Epigastric pain	545 (41.5)	865 (25.5)	<0.001
Positive FOBT	3 (0.2)	105 (3.1)	<0.001
Imaging findings	13 (1.0)	87 (2.6)	<0.001
Low B12	16 (1.2)	24 (0.7)	0.11
Diarrhea	76 (5.8)	73 (2.1)	<0.001
Other	149 (11.3)	335 (9.9)	0.13