Volume 134, Issue 5, Pages 1316-1321 (May 2008) Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Prevalent Disease in the United States That Affects All Age Groups  Robert C. Kapel, Jocelyne K. Miller, Carlos Torres, Saime Aksoy, Richard Lash, David A. Katzka  Gastroenterology  Volume 134, Issue 5, Pages 1316-1321 (May 2008) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.016 Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Age distribution of EE cases. Gastroenterology 2008 134, 1316-1321DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.016) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Map of the United States showing states in which biopsy specimens were received and cases of EE were identified. , States in which EE was diagnosed; , states in which EE was not diagnosed; , states in which no data were collected. Gastroenterology 2008 134, 1316-1321DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.016) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Peak mucosal eosinophil count by age group. The proportion of patients within each eosinophil count group did not differ by age group, χ2 (4, n = 363) = 6.9, P = .14). Gastroenterology 2008 134, 1316-1321DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.016) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Indication by sex. P value for the Pearson chi-square comparing men and women for each indication. aPatients could have more than one indication. Nausea/vomiting (N/V). Gastroenterology 2008 134, 1316-1321DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.016) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Prevalence of EE in patients with dysphagia. Gastroenterology 2008 134, 1316-1321DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2008.02.016) Copyright © 2008 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions