TABLE 2.
Patient demographics and disease
| Total | Valsalva Positive | Valsalva Negative or Unclear | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETS > 5 | ETS Declined | ETS ≤ 5 | |||
| All patients | |||||
| N | 482 | 289 | 61 | 55 | 77 |
| Male | 235 (49%) | 141 (49%) | 32 (52%) | 23 (42%) | 39 (51%) |
| Female | 247 (51%) | 148 (51%) | 29 (48%) | 32 (58%) | 38 (49%) |
| Age, mean ± SD (yr) | 50.9 ± 15.7 | 50.5 ± 15.7 | 53.1 ± 15.3 | 48.7 ± 19.2 | 52.5 ± 13.4 |
| Pathology subgroups | |||||
| Chronic suppurative Otitis media | 265 (55%) | 156 (54%) | 44 (72%) | 24 (44%) | 41 (53%) |
| Adhesive otitis media/middle ear atelectasis | 31 (6%) | 17 (6%) | 4 (7%) | 5 (9%) | 5 (7%) |
| Cholesteatoma | 186 (39%) | 116 (40%) | 13 (21%) | 26 (47%) | 31 (40%) |
ETS indicates eustachian tube score; SD, standard deviation.