Table 1.
Comparison of medical history of EMB patients to controls
| EMB patients | Control patients | pa | pb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | |||
| Anastomotic leak | 5/25 | (20) | 2/34 | (5.9) | 0.21 | – |
| History of nasogastric tube feeding (excluding neonatal period) | 9/30 | (31) | 4/44 | (9.1) | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | ||||||
| History of GERD | 25/30 | (83.3) | 32/44 | (72.7) | 0.29 | 0.36 |
| History of positive pH-impedance metry | 15/18 | (83.3) | 11/15 | (73.3) | 0.67 | – |
| Current GERD | 14/18 | (77.8) | 9/15 | (60) | 0.45 | – |
| History of peptic esophagitis | 11/30 | (37.9) | 9/44 | (20.5) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Fundoplication | 12/30 | (41.4) | 6/44 | (13.6) | < 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Esophageal dilations (ED) | ||||||
| History of ED | 19/30 | (63.3) | 23/44 | (52.3) | 0.35 | 0.24 |
| Number of ED, median [IQR] | 4 [2; 6] | 3 [1; 5] | – | – | ||
Statistical analysis for a history of pH-impedance metry and current GERD was made with patients in whom pH-impedance metry results were available
The numbers of patients for anastomotic leak analysis are different because the information was missing for a part of the patients
aStatistical analysis without adjustment
bStatistical analysis with adjustment on anastomotic stricture