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Key clinical point: Elderly patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) symptoms had <50% the odds of undergoing esophageal biopsies and longer time to diagnosis after the onset of symptoms compared with non-elderly patients.
Major finding: Elderly vs non-elderly patients were 56% less likely to undergo esophageal biopsies (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.44; 95% CI 0.21-0.92) and had significantly longer time to diagnosis following symptom onset (aOR per year of symptoms preceding diagnosis 1.08; 95% CI 1.04-1.11).
Study details: The data come from a retrospective cohort study including elderly (age ≥ 65 years; n = 91) or non-elderly (age < 65 years; n = 102) patients with newly diagnosed EoE who presented with symptoms including dysphagia, chest pain, and heartburn.
Disclosures: This study was supported by a grant presented by the University of North Carolina Medical Student Summer Research Program. ES Dellon declared serving as a consultant for and receiving research funding and educational grants from various sources. The other authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Kiran A et al. Retrospective cohort study: Effect of age as a barrier to diagnosis of eosinophilic oesophagitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 (Oct 25). doi: 10.1111/apt.17781
Key clinical point: Elderly patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) symptoms had <50% the odds of undergoing esophageal biopsies and longer time to diagnosis after the onset of symptoms compared with non-elderly patients.
Major finding: Elderly vs non-elderly patients were 56% less likely to undergo esophageal biopsies (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.44; 95% CI 0.21-0.92) and had significantly longer time to diagnosis following symptom onset (aOR per year of symptoms preceding diagnosis 1.08; 95% CI 1.04-1.11).
Study details: The data come from a retrospective cohort study including elderly (age ≥ 65 years; n = 91) or non-elderly (age < 65 years; n = 102) patients with newly diagnosed EoE who presented with symptoms including dysphagia, chest pain, and heartburn.
Disclosures: This study was supported by a grant presented by the University of North Carolina Medical Student Summer Research Program. ES Dellon declared serving as a consultant for and receiving research funding and educational grants from various sources. The other authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Kiran A et al. Retrospective cohort study: Effect of age as a barrier to diagnosis of eosinophilic oesophagitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 (Oct 25). doi: 10.1111/apt.17781
Key clinical point: Elderly patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) symptoms had <50% the odds of undergoing esophageal biopsies and longer time to diagnosis after the onset of symptoms compared with non-elderly patients.
Major finding: Elderly vs non-elderly patients were 56% less likely to undergo esophageal biopsies (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.44; 95% CI 0.21-0.92) and had significantly longer time to diagnosis following symptom onset (aOR per year of symptoms preceding diagnosis 1.08; 95% CI 1.04-1.11).
Study details: The data come from a retrospective cohort study including elderly (age ≥ 65 years; n = 91) or non-elderly (age < 65 years; n = 102) patients with newly diagnosed EoE who presented with symptoms including dysphagia, chest pain, and heartburn.
Disclosures: This study was supported by a grant presented by the University of North Carolina Medical Student Summer Research Program. ES Dellon declared serving as a consultant for and receiving research funding and educational grants from various sources. The other authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Kiran A et al. Retrospective cohort study: Effect of age as a barrier to diagnosis of eosinophilic oesophagitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2023 (Oct 25). doi: 10.1111/apt.17781