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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
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 2. Oropharyngeal pH Results by Cohort.

Control (18) Laryngeal (18) Laryngeal + Reflux (17) P-value
Abnormal % Time pH < 5.0, n (%) 0 (0) 2 (11.1) 2 (11.8) 0.3
% Time pH < 5.0, Total, Mean (SD) 0.1 (0.2) 1.1 (2.7) 1.5 (3.9) 0.3
% Time pH < 5.0, Upright, Mean (SD) 0.1 (0.2) 1.0 (2.7) 0.4 (1.2) 0.3
% Time pH < 5.0, Supine, Mean (SD) 0.3 (0.6) 1.1 (2.8) 4.0 (10.4) 0.2
Abnormal % Time pH < 5.5, n (%) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.6) 3 (17.6) 0.5
% Time pH < 5.5, Total, Mean (SD) 4.4 (8.9) 5.5 (8.7) 6.3 (8.6) 0.8
% Time pH < 5.5, Upright, Mean (SD) 0.4 (0.6) 1.5 (2.7) 1.1 (2.0) 0.2
% Time pH < 5.5, Supine, Mean (SD) 10.2 (22.3) 10.8 (15.4) 1.1 (2.0) 0.9
Abnormal Upright RYAN Score, n (%) 6 (33.3) 11 (61.1) 8 (47.1) 0.3
Abnormal Supine RYAN Score, n (%) 0 (0) 4 (22.2) 3 (17.6) 0.1
Abnormal Upright RYAN Score Adjusted, n (%) 4 (22.2) 10 (55.6) 8 (47.1) 0.1
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Abnormal determined by existing 95th percentile normative thresholds as recommended by the manufacturer: > 2.33% for pH below 5.0, > 16.6% for pH below 5.5, upright RYAN score > 9.4 and supine RYAN score > 6.89.11, 13