Table 1.

Comparison of achalasia patients based on treatment status: Esophageal function assessed by HRM and timed barium esophagram.

Median (IQR)	No-treatment N=23	Good treatment response N=17	Poor treatment response N=14
Age	23 – 76	19 – 80	21 – 77
M/F	17/6	10/7	4/10
Weight	195 [170 – 209]	170 [143 – 204]	150 [131 – 164]
Eckardt Score	6 [5 – 7.25]	1 [0.75 – 2] §	6 [5 – 11]*
Treatment	-	PD-8, LHM-6, POEM-3	PD-9, LHM-4, POEM-1
GERDQ	9 [7 – 11]	3.5 [1 – 7]	5 [4 – 9]
Pre-treatment Achalasia Body Pattern	I-6, II-16, III-1	I-6, II-9, III-2	I-7, II-5, III-2
Post-treatment Body Pattern	-	I-2, II-2, III-0, A-6, B-7, C-0	I-5, II-1, III-2, A-3, B-2, C-1
Basal EGJ pressure (mmHg)	20 [3 – 46]	8 [5.5 – 11.3] §	10 [7 –16] §
Nadir EGJ relaxation pressure (mmHg)	15.4 [4 – 38]	8 [3 – 11] §	11.6 [10 – 12.5] §
IRP (mmHg)	19 [4.7 – 45.3]	8.3 [6.1 – 13.3] §	15.7 [12.3 – 20.1] *§
Barium Column at 5 minutes (cm)	10 [0 – 30]	2.9 [0 – 7.2] §	5.5 [2.2 – 8.2] §
Esophageal Diameter (cm)	3.4 [0 – 7]	2.5 [0.8 – 3.2]	2.3 [1.4 – 3.3]

PD- pneumatic dilation, LHM- Laparoscopic Heller myotomy, POEM- per-oral esophageal myotomy

Post treatment contractility pattern: A-absent peristalsis, B-weak peristalsis, C-spasm

^*p<0.05 poor responder versus good responder

^§ p<0.05 treated versus untreated