Table 3.
LyE patient characteristics compared to controls
| LyE (n= 27) |
Normal (n= 20) |
GERD (n=20) |
EoE (n= 20) |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Age in years (Mean ± SD) | 56 ± 16 | 57 ± 12 | 61 ± 15 | 36 ± 12 | < 0.001 | |
| Female (%) | 63 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 0.26 | |
| Race (%) | ||||||
| Caucasian | 59 | 85 | 100 | 95 | ||
| Black | 37 | 15 | 0 | 5 | <0.01 | |
| Hispanic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atopic Conditions (%) | ||||||
| Drug | 37 | 60 | 50 | 32 | 0.49 | |
| Food allergies | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0.65 | |
| Allergic Rhinitis | 4 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 0.02 | |
| Asthma | 19 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 0.14 | |
| Eczema | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | |
| IBD (%) | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.45 | |
| Alcohol use (%) | 42 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 0.34 | |
| Tobacco use prior and current (%) | 64 | 30 | 55 | 55 | 0.02 | |
| Endoscopic Findings (%) | ||||||
| Hiatal Hernia | 26 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 0.11 | |
| Erosive Esophagitis | 33 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 0.01 | |
| Stricture | 37 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 0.35 | |
| Rings | 26 | 20 | 10 | 55 | 0.01 | |
| Dilation during endoscopy (%) | 33 | 20 | 10 | 35 | 0.20 | |