Table 2.
Hospitalization Status and Co-Morbid Conditions of Patients With LA-D and LA-A Esophagitis
| Grade D n=100 |
Grade A n=100 |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N | |||
| Hospitalization Status when Endoscopy Showed Esophagitis | Inpatient | 55 | 3 | <0.001 |
| ICU | 15 | 0 | ||
| Outpatient | 30 | 97 | ||
| No Co-Morbidity | 23 | 45 | 0.001 | |
| GERD | 45 | 67 | 0.002 | |
| CAD | 32 | 9 | <0.001 | |
| CHF | 16 | 3 | 0.001 | |
| COPD | 27 | 7 | <0.001 | |
| PVD | 9 | 4 | 0.15 | |
| OSA | 7 | 12 | 0.26 | |
| Gastroparesis | 0 | 1 | 0.32 | |
| Diabetes | 28 | 18 | 0.09 | |
| Immunosuppression1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | |
| Malignancy | 22 | 16 | 0.28 | |
| Chest Radiation | 11 | 0 | 0.001 | |
| NG tube | 10 | 1 | 0.005 | |
1
HIV or organ transplant recipient
GERD=gastroesophageal reflux disease, CAD=coronary artery disease, CHF=congestive heart failure, COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PVD=peripheral vascular disease, OSA=obstructive sleep apnea, NG=nasogastric