title: The skinny on obesity and reflux.
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Schroy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013851:Thinness