Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Research Article

Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Lymphocytic Esophagitis in Adults with Esophageal Food Bolus Impaction

Table 2

Characteristics of esophageal food impaction by age and gender.


Aetiology		Median age (range)	Women (%)		Men (%)
Aetiology	238	51 (17–96)	68 (29)	< 0.0001	170 (71)

EoE	34	34.5 (18–73)	7 (3)		27 (11)
EoE/LyE	41	35 (17–82)	8 (3)		33 (14)
LyE	16	63 (40–89)	6 (3)		10 (4)
PPI-REE	18	47 (32–69)	3 (1)		15 (6)
GERD	64	67.5 (21–94)	20 (8)		44 (18)
Schatzki ring	16	66.5 (37–81)	6 (3)		10 (4)
Cancer	3	81 (69–90)	1 (1)		2 (1)
Esophagus stenosis	9	60 (29–71)	3 (1)		6 (3)
Others	20	72 (22–96)	8 (3)		12 (5)
No underlying diagnosis	17	46 (18–70)	6 (3)		11 (5)

GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease, EoE: eosinophilic esophagitis, LyE: lymphocytic esophagitis, EoE/LyE: compound eosinophilic esophagitis and lymphocytic esophagitis (patients fulfilled criteria for both EoE and LyE), and PPI-REE: proton pump inhibitor-responsive esophageal eosinophilia.