Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by CEoEC site
| Chapel Hill, NC (n = 135) | Charlotte, NC (n = 115) | Greenville, SC (n = 127) | Charleston, SC (n = 55) | Winston-Salem, NC (n = 32) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at diagnosis, y (range) | 6.9 (2.8–12.5) | 8.3 (2.9–10.9) | 6.7 (3.3–11.3) | 6.7 (3.0–12.6) | 11.4 (6.6–15.2) | 0.01 |
| Eosinophil count (max eos/hpf) | 69 (40–100) | 40 (30–50) | 40 (22–65) | 35 (25–55) | 47 (25–60) | <0.01 |
| Male (n, %) | 111 (82) | 86 (75) | 82 (65) | 35 (64) | 23 (72) | 0.01 |
| White (n, %) | 95 (79) | 83 (84) | 103 (86) | 46 (84) | 24 (80) | 0.04 |
| Non-Hispanic (n, %) | 124 (96) | 97 (94) | 121 (95) | 54 (98) | 31 (97) | 0.8 |
| Private insurance (n, %) | 93 (69) | 75 (65) | 84 (66) | 35 (64) | 15 (47) | 0.43 |
| Medicaid (n, %) | 38 (28) | 38 (33) | 41 (32) | 20 (36) | 16 (50) | |
| Atopic disease (n, %) | 77 (57) | 83 (72) | 74 (59) | 24 (44) | 19 (59) | <0.01 |
CEoEC, Carolinas EoE Collaborative; EoE, eosinophilic esophagitis; eos, eosinophils; hpf, high power field.