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Egyptian Liver Journal

Table 3 Predictors of the likelihood of low-grade EE vs absent EE

From: Prevalence of esophageal eosinophilia in patients referred for diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Predictor

Univariate

Multivariate

P value

COR

95% CI

P value

OR

95% CI

Age (years)

0.002

  

0.019

  

 < 46 years

 

R

R

 

R

R

 ≥ 46 years

 

5.2

1.8–14.7

 

4.4

1.3–15

Cardia

0.001

  

0.007

  

 Competent

 

R

R

 

R

R

 Incompetent

 

8.2

2.5–27.2

 

5.8

1.6–20.9

Dysphagia

0.034

  

0.033

  

 Absent

 

R

R

 

R

R

 Present

 

3.2

1.1–9.4

 

4.3

1.1–16.6

Hypertension

0.023

  

0.203

  

 Absent

 

R

R

 

R

R

 Present

 

4.9

1.2–19.6

 

2.7

0.583–12.6

  1. R = reference category, COR = crude odds ratio, OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, P value binary logistic regression
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