Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients with normal HRM and patients with EGJOO and Achalasia.

From: Physiological and pathological roles of the accommodation response in lower esophageal sphincter relaxation during wet swallows

Clinical characteristics

Normal HRM (n = 38)

EJGOO (n = 23)

Achalasia (n = 33)

Age, years

60.5 (48.5–68.0)

66.0 (57.0–68.0)

65 (37–72.5)

Sex, female/male

21/17

6/17

18/31

Height, cm

160 (157.0–163.8)

156.8 (150.5–162.0)

163 (153–171.5)

Body weight, kg

54.6 (48.6.–61.6)

51 (46.4–60.5)

58 (46–65.8)

Body mass index, kg/m2

20.6 (18.6–24.2)

20.9 (18.7–22.8)

21.4 (19.2–23.6)

Eckard score

Total

2.1 ± 0.43

3.0 ± 0.57

4.2 ± 0.42a

Weight loss

0.59 ± 0.18

0.83 ± 0.22

0.94 ± 0.16

Dysphagia

0.37 ± 0.09

0.83 ± 0.25

1.5 ± 0.19a

Retrosternal pain

0.56 ± 0.15

0.78 ± 0.24

0.56 ± 0.13

Regurgitation

0.59 ± 0.13

0.56 ± 0.18

1.2 ± 0.15b

  1. EGJOO esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction; HRM high-resolution manometry.
  2. Results are shown as the median (interquartile range) or mean ± standard error.
  3. ap < 0.05 vs. Normal HRM.
  4. bp < 0.05 vs. EGJOO.
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