Clinical Characteristics and Manifestations of Fungal Esophagitis: A Single-Center Experience in South China

Table 5

Comparison of the clinical characteristics between the effective and ineffective groups.

Clinical characteristic	Effective ()		Ineffective ()		value
		%		%
Sex					0.92
Male	91	72.8	23	71.8
Female	34	27.2	9	28.2
Age group					0.07
≤30	13	10.4	2	6.2
31~40	20	16.0	3	9.4
41~50	33	26.4	3	9.4
51~60	32	25.6	15	46.9
>60	27	21.6	9	28.1
Initial severity					0.26
Kodsi 1	25	20.0	11	34.4
Kodsi 2	53	42.4	14	43.7
Kodsi 3	40	32.0	6	18.8
Kodsi 4	7	5.6	1	3.1
Location					0.20
Upper	19	15.2	5	15.6
Middle	12	9.6	3	9.4
Lower	10	8.0	2	6.2
Upper and middle	27	21.6	3	9.4
Lower and middle	24	19.2	3	9.4
Upper and lower	3	2.4	0	0
Whole	30	24.0	16	50
Therapy strategy					0.01
Observation	23	18.4	13	40.6
Nystatin	41	32.8	13	40.6
Fluconazole	52	41.6	5	15.6
Combination	9	7.2	1	3.2
Recheck time					0.06
<3 months	54	43.2	15	46.9
3~6 months	19	15.2	5	15.6
6~12 months	10	8.0	7	21.9
>12 months	42	33.6	5	15.6