Lower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure and Distal Esophageal Body Function Between Hispanic Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites are Equivalent

Esophageal manometry (EM) is the gold standard examination for diagnosis of esophageal motor disorders. Normal values for EM among ethnic groups are not presently available in the literature. The aim of this study was to obtain normal values of EM in adult Hispanic American (HA) volunteers and compare these with those obtained in non-Hispanic white (nHw) volunteers.Healthy HA and nHw were recruited from the Albuquerque metropolitan area....