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Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Dec 9;14(4):535–542.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.11.017

Table 1. Baseline clinical variables for subjects by cohort.

Clinical Variables	Control (n=18)	Laryngeal (n=18)	Laryngeal + GERD (n=17)	P-value
Female gender, n (%)	10 (56%)	13 (72%)	14 (82%)	0.21
BMI (kg/m² ), Mean ± SD	23.3 ± 3.5	24.8 ± 3.5	25.5 ± 6.8	0.39
Age (years), Mean ± SD	27.8 ± 4.6	38.1 ± 13.8	42.3 ± 10.6	< 0.05
GerdQ Score, Mean ± SD	5.6 ± 1.6	3.8 ± 2.4	11.0 ± 2.8	< 0.001
RSI Score, Mean ± SD	3.1 ± 4.0	22.5 ± 7.2	28.0 ± 6.6	< 0.001
Reflux Finding Score^*, Mean ± SD	3.4 ± 0.9	7.2 ± 2.9	6.4 ± 3.0	< 0.001

Reflux Finding Score available for 15 controls, 15 laryngeal and 12 laryngeal+reflux subjects