Table 2.

A Comparison of Patients with and without EoE among 62 Patients with Reflux Symptoms Refractory to Treatment

	EoE (n=6)	non-EoE (n=56)	p-value
Age, yr	64.2±11.0	58.9±15.7	NS*
Sex, male/female	2/4	20/36	NS†
FSSG score	18.5±7.9	19.2±8.0	NS*
RE/NERD	1/5	10/46	NS†
History of allergy	2 (33.3)	10 (17.9)	NS†
Peripheral blood eosinophil, %	4.4±2.8	3.6±3.6	NS*

Data are presented as mean±SD or number (%).

EoE, eosinophilic esophagitis; NS, not significant; FSSG, frequency scale for the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease; RE, reflux esophagitis; NERD, nonerosive reflux disease.

^*Unpaired t-test;

^†Fisher exact test.