Table 1.
Demographics, pH-metry data and intraepithelial lymphocyte counts in healthy volunteers.
| Volunteer | Sexa | Age | BMI | Total % time pH <4 |
Intraepithelial lymphocytes |
CD4:CD8 Ratio |
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| (years) | (kg/m2) | GEJ −2 cm | 5 cm | 10 cm | ||||
| 1 | F | 37 | 19.8 | 0.5 | n.d. | 32 | 22 | 0.74 |
| 2 | M | 26 | 33.7 | 1.7 | n.d. | 20 | 21 | 0.69 |
| 3 | F | 30 | 17.9 | 0.1 | n.d. | 25 | 26 | 0.25 |
| 4 | F | 42 | 20.4 | 0.1 | 12 | 32 | 23 | 0.5 |
| 5 | F | 51 | 28.3 | 4.1 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 1.58 |
| 6 | M | 23 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 46 | 21 | 27 | 0.31 |
| 7 | M | 46 | 24.4 | 3.3 | 58 | 57 | 45 | 0.25 |
| 8 | M | 31 | 27 | 2.6 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 0.21 |
| 9 | M | 32 | 26.4 | 0.6 | n.d. | 16 | 34 | 1.1 |
| 10 | M | 41 | 29.9 | 2.7 | n.d. | 20 | 13 | 0.11 |
| 11 | M | 35 | 25.1 | 4.2 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 0.27 |
| 12 | F | 26 | 22.6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0.71 |
| 13 | F | 52 | 27.2 | 2.3 | 20 | 19 | 19 | n.d. |
| 14 | F | 26 | 23.2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 15 | n.d. |
| 15 | F | 25 | 37.1 | 4.6 | 16 | 34 | n.d. | n.d. |
| 16 | F | 32 | 37.4 | 5.6 | 60 | 20 | 20 | n.d. |
| 17 | F | 25 | 32.4 | 5.5 | 16 | 20 | 32 | n.d. |
| Total | M:F=1:1.4 | 34 ± 9 | 26.6 ± 6.0 | 2.5 ± 2.0 | 26 ± 18 | 24 ± 11 | 23 ± 9 | 0.56 ± 0.43 |
a
, F - female, M - male.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; GEJ; gastroesophageal junction; n.d., no data.