Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of all subjects

Variables	Achalasia	Controls	P value
Total number	27	10	–
Age, mean ± SD, years	42.89 ± 13.63	58.10 ± 9.433	0.003*
Male (%)	9 (33.3)	6 (60)	0.276
BMI, mean ± SD	22.04 ± 3.76	24.65 ± 4.04	0.074
History of alcohol intake (%)	3 (11.1)	1 (10)	1
History of tobacco smoking (%)	3 (11.1)	4 (40)	0.069

Values are n (%), unless otherwise noted

BMI Body Mass Index, SD standard deviation

*P < 0.05