Effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on Barrett's esophagus risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

Conflicting evidence exists regarding the effect of NSAIDs on the risk of Barrett's esophagus. The purpose of this study is to systematically assess this effect through a meta-analysis.

METHODS:

Accordingly, clinical studies on NSAID use and Barrett's esophagus risk were searched on PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. Following this, meta-analyses were conducted using the RevMan 5.3 software. The pooled odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) were used as the effect size.

RESULTS:

Seven eligible studies (one cohort study and six case-control studies) were included for the present meta-analysis by adopting a fixed-effect model, which demonstrated that NSAIDs could reduce Barrett's esophagus risk (OR: 0.84, 95%CI:0.75-0.94, P＜0.05). Moreover, subgroup analyses done according to sex showed that NSAIDs could reduce Barrett's esophagus risk in females (OR 0.85; 95% CI 0.73-0.99; P = 0.04), without heterogeneity between studies (P = 1.00 and I2 = 0%). However, this relationship was not evident in males (OR 0.85; 95% CI 0.68-1.07; P = 0.16).

CONCLUSIONS:

Overall, this meta-analysis provided high quality evidence that use of NSAIDs is associated with a reduced risk of Barrett's esophagus. However, the presence of a sex-dependent difference remains to be clarified.

• Authors: Jinjia Zhang, Huadong Wu, Rongying Wang
• Journal: Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology (Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol) Vol. 45 Issue 3 Pg. 101552 (May 2021) ISSN: 2210-741X [Electronic] France
• PMID: 33268293 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Pharmaceutical Preparations

Topics

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (therapeutic use)
• Barrett Esophagus (drug therapy, prevention & control)
• Cohort Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Odds Ratio
• Pharmaceutical Preparations
• Risk Factors