Group | Maximum eosinophils/high-power field | Basal zone hyperplasia score* | Vascular papillae score* | FGF9 concentration (pg/ml/mg protein)* | |
Number* | Range | ||||
Normal | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 414.1 (89.0) |
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease | 1.6 (1.4) | 0–9 | 1.3 (0.2) | 1.4 (0.2) | 540.8 (173.0) |
Eosinophilic oesophagitis | 147.0 (36.7) | 18–271 | 3.4 (0.3) | 2 (0) | 1296.0 (344.0) |
*Results are given as the mean (SE).