Table 1 . Characteristics of patients with and without mid-esophagitis (mild and marked) by diagnosis.

	Mean age (SD)		Female/male
	No esophagitis	Esophagitis	No Esophagitis	Esophagitis
Non cancer patients	54.7 (13.0)	61.3 (15.2)	216/162	14/25
Cancer patients	65.4 (11.1)	67.7 (9.9)	138/202	20/27
Suspicious for malignancy	71.4 (8.1)	63.0 (12.9)	6 /12	3/9