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Published in final edited form as: Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Dec 1;83(6):1142–1148. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.11.019

Table 4. Association between presence of narrow-caliber esophagus and symptomatic, endoscopic, and histologic^a response to steroid^b treatment.

	Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted^c odds ratio (95% CI)
Symptom response to steroids (n, %)	0.22 (0.09-0.53)	0.28 (0.08-0.96)
EGD response to steroids (n, %)	0.33 (0.15-0.70)	0.31 (0.10-0.90)
Histologic response to steroids (n, %)	0.29 (0.13-0.64)	0.27 (0.09-0.74)

Defined as <15 eosinophils/hpf.

Defined as any topical swallowed corticosteroid formulation.

Adjusted for symptom duration, history of dilation, and age at biopsy.

Table 4. Association between presence of narrow-caliber esophagus and symptomatic, endoscopic, and histologica response to steroidb treatment.