Baseline Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Study Population
Characteristic | Novel preparation (n=75) | Conventional preparation (n=75) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | 42.9 ± 14.9 | 39.4 ± 15.9 | 0.169 |
Sex (male) | 42 (56.0) | 39 (52.0) | |
Duration of symptoms (mo) | 7.3 ± 8.2 | 10.1 ± 12.2 | 0.097 |
Integrated residual pressure (mmHg) | 24.7 ± 10.0 | 24.3 ± 13.2 | 0.869 |
Type of achalasia | 0.802 | ||
Type I | 31 (41.3) | 32 (42.7) | |
Type II | 30 (40.0) | 32 (42.7) | |
Type III | 14 (18.7) | 11 (14.6) | |
Condition of esophagus before POEM | 0.870 | ||
Grade I | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Grade II | 38 (50.7) | 39 (52.0) | |
Grade III | 37 (49.3) | 36 (48.0) |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).
POEM, peroral endoscopic myotomy.