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Table 3.

Spearman correlations of Helicobacter pylori status, RSI score, and related characteristics with malignant potential and pathological status.

Variables	Malignant Potential	Tumor Status	Neck Lymph Node Status
Helicobacter pylori DNA positivity	r = −0.12; p = 0.23	‒	‒
Helicobacter pylori DNA positivity	n = 105	n = 46	n = 46
Helicobacter pylori antigen positivity	r = −0.01; p = 0.91	r = 0.08; p = 0.61	r = −0.05; p = 0.76
Helicobacter pylori antigen positivity	n = 105	n = 46	n = 46
RSI score	r = −0.22; p = 0.03	r = 0.20; p = 0.19	r = 0.02; p = 0.89
RSI score	n = 105	n = 46	n = 46
E-cadherin	r = 0.17; p = 0.14	r = 0.15; p = 0.43	r = −0.17; p = 0.28
E-cadherin	n = 73	n = 32	n = 32
CD1d	r = 0.11; p = 0.31	r = 0.02; p = 0.92	r = −0.17; p = 0.28
CD1d	n = 84	n = 41	n = 41

Abbreviations: LPR: laryngopharyngeal reflux; RSI: Reflux Symptom Index. Significant p-values are marked in bold.