Clinical Study
Esophageal Involvement in Scleroderma: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Manometric Features
Table 3
Parameters linked with presence or not of EMDs.
| Esophageal motor disorders | | Presence () | Absence () | |
| Mean age (years) | 40.7 ± 13.5 | 39.4 ± 13.5 | 0.59 | Male/female | 18/139 | 6/31 | 0.6 | Limited/diffuse form | 125/32 | 33/4 | 0.17 | Duration of the disease (years) | 6.8 ± 7.2 | 6.2 ± 7.9 | 0.65 | Esophageal symptoms | 109 (69.4%) | 9 (24.3%) | <0.001 | Reflux esophagitis | 70 (44.6%) | 3 (8%) | <0.001 |
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