Table 3.

Characteristics of Dietary Responders and Non-Responders^*

	<15 eos/hpf (n = 11)	≥15 eos/hpf (n = 17)	p-value
Age (mean years ± SD)	38±7	34±10	0.35
Female (n, %)	7 (64)	7 (41)	0.44
White (n, %)	10 (91)	16 (100)	0.41
Atopic Disease (n, %)	10 (91)	13 (76)	0.62
Skin Prick Testing
Positive for Food (n, %)	7 (70)	14 (82)	0.64
Positive for Environmental (n, %)	9 (100)	13 (93)	1.00
Laboratory Values
Elevated ESR or CRP (n, %)	0 (0)	2 (12)	0.68
Peripheral Eos (mean cells × 109/L ± SD)	0.46±0.59	0.40±0.37	0.64
IgE (mean kU/L ± SD)	142±94	468±383	0.03
Presenting Symptoms (n, %)
Dysphagia	9 (82)	16 (94)	0.54
Food Impaction	5 (45)	6 (35)	0.70
Heartburn	5 (45)	9 (53)	1.00
Chest pain	4 (36)	7 (41)	1.00
Abdominal Pain	2 (18)	4 (24)	1.00
Vomiting	0 (0)	2 (12)	0.51
Nausea	1 (9)	2 (12)	1.00
Endoscopic findings (n, %)
Normal	1 (9)	0 (0)	0.39
Rings	9 (82)	10 (59)	0.25
Stricture	1 (9)	6 (35)	0.19
Narrowing	4 (36)	10 (59)	0.44
Furrows	9 (82)	12 (71)	0.67
Crêpe Paper	0 (0)	1 (6)	1.00
White Plaques	5 (45)	8 (47)	1.00
Decreased Vascularity	3 (27)	7 (41)	0.69
Erosive esophagitis	0 (0)	2 (12)	0.51
Hiatal Hernia	0 (0)	2 (12)	0.51
Dilation Performed	4 (36)	5 (29)	1.00
Baseline Max Eosinophil Count (mean eos/hpf ± SD)	53±23	95±94	0.20
Dietary Therapy Characteristics (n, %)
Targeted Diet	6 (55)	13 (76)	0.41
Tried multiple diets	3 (30)	3 (19)	1.00
Indication for Dietary Therapy			0.58
Dietary therapy and no prior steroid therapy	3 (27)	3 (18)
Dietary therapy after steroid response‡	7 (64)	9 (53)
Dietary therapy after steroid failure‡	1 (9)	5 (29)

^*3 patients who did not undergo repeat upper endoscopy to assess response are not included

^‡Response defined as < 15 eos/hpf on swallowed steroid; failure defined as ≥15 eos/hpf on swallowed steroids