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Keywords: Adult; Aged; Allergies; Asymptomatic; Blood diseases; Body Mass Index; Case-Control Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Endoscopy; Endoscopy, Digestive System - methods; Eosinophilic Esophagitis - diagnostic imaging; Eosinophilic Esophagitis - epidemiology; Eosinophilic Esophagitis - physiopathology; Esophageal diseases; Esophagus; Female; Gastroenterology; Gastroesophageal reflux; Gastroesophageal Reflux - diagnostic imaging; Gastroesophageal Reflux - epidemiology; Gastroesophageal Reflux - physiopathology; Gastrointestinal diseases; Health risks; Hernia, Hiatal - complications; Hiatal hernias; Humans; Inflammatory diseases; Japan - epidemiology; Leukocytes; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Original Article; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Surgical Oncology; Thoracic Surgery; Japan; Gastroesophageal reflux; Obesity; Body mass index; Hiatal hernia; Eosinophilic esophagitis