Health State Utility is Substantially Reduced With an Increasing Burden of Patient-Reported Symptoms in Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

Cotton, Cary C; Biswas, Mousumi; Dellon, Evan S · Am J Gastroenterol · 2025

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

We aimed to estimate health state utility in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) by histologic activity and assess association with disease parameters. In this cross-sectional study, we measured health state utility by time trade-off and assessed symptoms with the EoE Symptom Activity Index. In 51 adults with EoE, the mean utility was 0.91 (95% CI 0.86, 0.95). Utility was numerically worse in patients with dilation or a smaller stricture diameter. With each ten-point improvement in EoE Symptom Activity Index, utility increased by 0.03 (95% CI 0.01, 0.05). EoE is associated with reduced health state utility, with symptoms most strongly predicting valuation.

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