Table 1.
Patient demographics all incident FIs
| 1976–1982 | 1983–1988 | 1989–1994 | 1995–2000 | 2001–2006 | 2007–2012 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 31) | N = 41) | (N = 90) | (N = 124) | (N = 117) | (N = 94) | (N = 497) | P value | |
| Total impactions | 31 | 41 | 90 | 124 | 117 | 94 | 497 | |
| Age at incident FI |
0.867* | |||||||
| Median | 61.3 | 57.8 | 57.2 | 53.9 | 50.6 | 54.6 | 54.5 | |
| Q1, Q3 | 19.1, 74.9 | 34.8, 64.8 | 35.8, 71.4 | 32.4, 70.7 | 39.1, 76.1 | 34.2, 69.5 | 35.8, 71.9 | |
| Range | (0.0-84.1) | (9.9-78.3) | (1.0-95.3) | (1.3-94.5) | (10.8-99.1) | (1.5-97.9) | (0.0-99.1) | |
| Female | 13 (41.9%) | 13 (31.7%) | 35 (38.9%) | 45 (36.3%) | 52 (44.4%) | 35 (37.2%) | 193 (38.8%) | 0.701** |
| Any allergic diathesis | 20 (64.5%) | 23 (56.1%) | 51 (56.7%) | 78 (62.9%) | 69 (59.0%) | 59 (62.8%) | 300 (60.4%) | 0.889** |
| Asthma | 6 (19.4%) | 8 (19.5%) | 18 (20.0%) | 26 (21.0%) | 16 (13.7%) | 20 (21.3%) | 94 (18.9%) | 0.722** |
| Allergic rhinitis | 8 (25.8%) | 7 (17.1%) | 20 (22.2%) | 23 (18.5%) | 22 (18.8%) | 26 (27.7%) | 106 (21.3%) | 0.533** |
| Drug allergy | 2 (6.5%) | 7 (17.1%) | 17 (18.9%) | 37 (29.8%) | 30 (25.6%) | 20 (21.3%) | 113 (22.7%) | 0.064** |
| Food allergy | 3 (9.7%) | 1 (2.4%) | 4 (4.4%) | 4 (3.2%) | 8 (6.8%) | 8 (8.5%) | 28 (5.6%) | 0.402** |
| Eosinophilia | 11 (35.5%) | 7 (17.1%) | 12 (13.3%) | 30 (24.2%) | 16 (13.7%) | 17 (18.1%) | 93 (18.7%) | 0.036** |
| Other | 7 (22.6%) | 5 (12.2%) | 17 (18.9%) | 20 (16.1%) | 24 (20.5%) | 19 (20.2%) | 92 (18.5%) | 0.793** |
| Medications | ||||||||
| H2 Blocker | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (6.7%) | 7 (5.6%) | 6 (5.1%) | 4 (4.3%) | 23 (4.6%) | 0.524*** |
| PPI | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (2.2%) | 3 (2.4%) | 14 (12.0%) | 19 (20.2%) | 38 (7.6%) | <0.001*** |
| GERD | 3 (9.7%) | 2 (4.9%) | 22 (24.4%) | 25 (20.2%) | 32 (27.4%) | 44 (46.8%) | 128 (25.8%) | <0.001** |
| Dysphagia | 14 (45.2%) | 16 (39.0%) | 42 (46.7%) | 56 (45.2%) | 74 (63.2%) | 63 (67.0%) | 265 (53.3%) | <0.001** |
| Esophageal biopsy | 3 (9.7%) | 10 (24.4%) | 16 (17.8%) | 19 (15.3%) | 49 (41.9%) | 42 (44.7%) | 139 (28%) | <0.001** |
*Kruskal Wallis; **Chi-Square; ***Fisher Exact.