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. 2014 May 28;10:21. doi: 10.1186/1746-160X-10-21

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Correlation between patient age and PES (p < 0.05). Age had significant influence on the PES. The 95% confidence interval for patients in their 20s roughly reached from 8 to 11 points, while it was between 4 and 8 in patients in their 80s.