Serum anti-enteric neuronal antibodies in patients with achalasia and their association with clinical profiles

Table 5 Multivariable linear regression model for contents, anatomy, resistance, and stasis scores

Variable	β (95%CI)	P value
AENA intensity (negative)
Moderate-positive	0.08 (-0.65 to 0.80)	0.838
Strong-positive	0.95 (0.37-1.53)	0.002b
Age (per year)	0.00 (-0.02 to 0.02)	0.851
Gender (male)	0.15 (-0.41 to 0.71)	0.596
Disease duration (per year)	0.00 (-0.04 to 0.04)	0.943
AC subtype	-0.06 (-0.64 to 0.52)	0.841

^bP < 0.01.

The model was adjusted for age, sex, disease duration, and achalasia subtype. AENA: Anti-enteric neuronal antibody; CI: Confidence interval; AC: Achalasia of cardia.