Sex-specific association of visceral and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue with gastroesophageal reflux disease: a large-scale perspective cohort study

作者：Xin‐Yang Liu, Xinyue Li, Meng‐Jiang He, Ruilang Lin, An-Yi Xiang, Yahang Liu, Yanbo Liu, Jianwei Hu, Weifeng Chen, Quan‐Lin Li, Ping‐Hong Zhou, Yongfu Yu · 发表于：BMC Gastroenterology · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1186/s12876-025-04218-x · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments、Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes、Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have revealed an association between abdominal obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) but body size differences across genders were not fully considered. We aimed to investigate the sex-specific associations of abdominal adipose with incident GERD. METHODS: Participants from the UK Biobank with complete data on magnetic resonance imaging-dervied visceral adipose tissue (VAT), abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (ASAT), and without GERD at the time of image assessment were included (N = 35,009; 52.11% female). Associations of VAT, ASAT, and several other derivative abdominal adipose-related indicators with incident GERD were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS: During a median follow-up of 4.44 years, 1,207 (3.45%) participants developed GERD. In females, when comparing the highest tertile with the lowest tertile, the adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) were 2.24 (95% CI, 1.81-2.77) for VAT and 2.01 (95% CI, 1.64-2.46) for ASAT. In males, only VAT (HR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.23-1.87) but not ASAT (HR, 1.17; 95% CI, 0.96-1.42) was associated with an increased risk of GERD after full adjustment. For both VAT and ASAT, the incidence rate of GERD in the lowest tertile was higher in males, but their elevation clearly had a greater impact on GERD risk in females. Subgroup analyses indicated that effects of VAT and ASAT on GERD risk were more pronounced among younger individuals in females, and they were influenced by comorbidity stat...