Table 1:
Demographic and housing characteristic of EoE cases and non-EoE controls, limited to those subjects living at their current residence at the time of EoE diagnosis or endoscopy performance
| Characteristic | EoE (n = 158) | Controls (n = 769) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean years ± SD) | 30.9 ± 17.3 | 52.2 ± 15.6 | < 0.001 |
| Male (n, %) | 108 (68) | 309 (40) | < 0.001 |
| White (n, %) | 123 (79) | 592 (77) | 0.83 |
| Insurance (n, %) | < 0.001 | ||
| Private | 116 (76) | 417 (54) | |
| Medicare | 3 (2) | 202 (26) | |
| Medicaid | 15 (10) | 63 (8) | |
| Military | 14 (9) | 38 (5) | |
| Self-pay/uninsured | 4 (3) | 48 (6) | |
| House built before 1978 (n, %) | 36 (23) | 198 (26) | 0.37 |
| (cases n = 157; control n = 750) | |||
| Square feet (mean ± SD) | 2415 ± 1090 | 2244 ± 1071 | 0.07 |
| (cases n = 155; control n = 748) | |||
| Lot size in acres (mean ± SD) | 1.3 ± 4.3 | 1.2 ± 2.7 | 0.72 |
| (cases n = 149; control n = 705) | |||
| Tax-assessed value (mean $ ± SD) | 320167 ± 261740 | 280954 ± 261029 | 0.19 |
| (cases n = 93; control n = 420) | |||
| Single family home (n, %) | 151 (96) | 691 (90) | 0.38 |
| (cases n = 158; control n = 764) | |||
| Exterior type | |||
| Wood (cases n = 126; control n = 542) | 36 (29) | 138 (25) | 0.47 |
| Brick (cases n = 128; control n = 552) | 45 (35) | 144 (26) | 0.04 |
| Stone (cases n = 124; control n = 537) | 7 (6) | 38 (7) | 0.57 |
| Vinyl (cases n = 126; control n = 538) | 12 (10) | 49 (9) | 0.88 |
| Heating type | |||
| Gas (cases n = 125; control n = 542) | 17 (14) | 44 (8) | 0.06 |
| Electric (cases n = 125; control n = 535) | 11 (9) | 36 (7) | 0.42 |
| Forced air (cases n = 135; control n = 574) | 77 (57) | 258 (45) | 0.009 |
| Heat pump (cases n = 125; control n = 564) | 27 (22) | 145 (26) | 0.34 |
| Central (cases n = 124; control n = 554) | 12 (10) | 66 (12) | 0.48 |
| Fireplace (n, %) (cases n = 138; control n = 632) | 15 (11) | 76 (12) | 0.70 |