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BMI in EoE vs Control Subgroups
| EoE n = 120 |
Dysphagia Controls n = 177 |
Reflux Controls n = 120 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Low (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 3 (3) | 4 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 56 (47) | 61 (34) | 35 (29) |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 41 (34) | 60 (34) | 36 (30) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 20 (17) | 52 (29) | 49 (41) |
| p-value* | -- | 0.06 | 0.0001 |
compared to EoE group. P-value comparing dysphagia controls to reflux controls = 0.09.
