Table 4.
Associations of primary esophageal motility disorders with lymphocytic esophagitis.
| No. of Patients | Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) relative to patients with DN-GERD |
P-value | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)a |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutcracker Esophagus | 22 | 13.7 (3.70, 51.1) | <0.001 | 24.6 (4.44, 136.4) | <.001 |
| Ineffective Motility | 33 | 4.44 (1.20, 16.5) | 0.026 | 3.63 (0.86, 15.3) | .08 |
| Diffuse Spasm | 14 | 9.17 (2.07, 40.6) | 0.004 | 4.82 (0.66, 35.3) | .12 |
| All PEMD | 69 | 7.72 (2.50, 23.9) | <0.001 | 7.08 (1.96, 25.6) | .003 |
a
Odds ratios were adjusted for age, sex, dysphagia, reflux, presence of normal esophagus, irregular Z-line/evidence of Barrett esophagus, and ulcer/stricture.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence intervals; DN-GERD, dysmotility-negative gastroesophageal reflux disease; PEMD, non-achalasia primary motility disorders.