Exploring the Impact of Gender on the Characteristics and Complications of Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic inflammatory process of the esophagus often associated with structural and motility problems. Previous studies have shown an increased prevalence in males over females, however there is little data exploring the risk of esophageal complications among genders, which may be indicative of differences in disease severity.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study using National Inpatient Sample data including adults hospitalized between 2016 and 2020 presenting with EoE. The primary outcome measured was inpatient complications related to the patient's history of EoE and secondary outcomes include demographics, comorbidities, month of presentation, and age of patients.

Results

Of the 21 755 patients with history of

SUBMITTER: Patel H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660561 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature