Epidemiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Over Three Decades in Olmsted County, Minnesota  Ganapathy A. Prasad, Jeffery A. Alexander, Cathy D. Schleck, Alan R. Zinsmeister, Thomas C. Smyrk, Richard M. Elias, G. Richard Locke, Nicholas J. Talley  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology  Volume 7, Issue 10, Pages 1055-1061 (October 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.06.023 Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Flowsheet describing case identification. EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy; REP, Rochester Epidemiology Project. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2009 7, 1055-1061DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2009.06.023) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Incidence of eosinophilic esophagitis in Olmsted County, Minnesota over 6 five-year intervals (1976–2005). Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2009 7, 1055-1061DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2009.06.023) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Secular trends in endoscopy volume per year and number of EE cases diagnosed per year. EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2009 7, 1055-1061DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2009.06.023) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Distribution of month of diagnosis of incident cases of EE in Olmsted County from 1976 to 2005. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2009 7, 1055-1061DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2009.06.023) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions