Socio-demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Characteristics | EoE (N = 147) |
|---|---|
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |
| Age (yr) | 43 (29-52) |
| Gender (male) | 90 (61) |
| Alcohol use (yes) | 115 (78) |
| Smoking (yes) | 9 (6) |
| Level of education | |
| Primary or secondary school | 49 (33) |
| College or university | 98 (67) |
| In domestic partnership (living together or married) | 96 (65) |
| Working status | |
| Student | 9 (6) |
| Employed | 121 (82) |
| Unemployed | 9 (6) |
| Stayed at home parent | 1 (1) |
| Retired | 7 (5) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| Atopic diatheses | 119 (81) |
| Allergic rhinitis | 106 (72) |
| Oral allergy syndrome | 52 (35) |
| Food allergy | 50 (34) |
| Asthma | 49 (33) |
| Atopic dermatitis | 37 (25) |
| Clinical disease activity |
97 (66) |
| Adapted eating behavior | 93 (64) |
| Number of endoscopic interventions | 3 (2-6) |
| Diagnostic delay (yr) |
5 (2-14) |
| Disease duration (yr) |
3 (1-6) |
| Age at diagnosis (yr) | 39 (26-48) |
| Previous dilation | 21 (14) |
| Current treatment | |
| PPIs | 34 (23) |
| Topical steroids | 35 (24) |
| Topical steroids with additional dietary restrictions | 14 (10) |
| Empiric food elimination | 36 (25) |
| No treatment | 28 (19) |
aClinical disease activity, defined as SDI-PRO score ≥ 1.
bDiagnostic delay is the time interval between the first symptoms and the diagnosis.
cDisease duration, measured from year of diagnosis.
EoE, eosinophilic esophagitis; PPIs, proton pump inhibitors.
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%).