Table 1.
Comparison of eosinophilic esophagitis patients who did and did not require dilations n (%)
| Characteristic | No Dilation | Dilation |
| (n = 39) | (n = 22) | |
| Age (yr) | 38 (18-61) | 49 (23-61) |
| Asthma/allergic history | 12 (31) | 10 (45) |
| Presenting symptoms | 0 | 0 |
| Dysphagia | 15 (38) | 22 (100) |
| Food impaction | 9 (23) | 10 (45)2 |
| Reflux | 9 (23) | 0 |
| No symptoms | 6 (15) | 0 |
| Symptomatic | 33 (85) | 22 (100) |
| Peak eos/hpf | 47.9 eos/hpf | 52.6 eos/hpf |
| Length of follow up (yr) | 4.8 ± 1.51 yr | 5.2 ± 1.4 yr |
| Number of EGDs | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 2.6 ± 1.5 |
1
Patients lost to follow up not included. ND 15 (38%) and YD 3 (14%), patients lost to follow up;
2
10 patients of 22 YD group had food impaction.