Table 3.
Predictors for LPR (positive RSI or RFS).
| B | p | Exp (B) | 95%CI |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower limit | Upper limit | ||||
| Age (years) | 0.027 | 0.457 | 1.027 | 0.957 | 1.102 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.259 | 0.016a | 1.296 | 1.050 | 1.599 |
| Female gender | −0.714 | 0.438 | 0.490 | 0.080 | 2.979 |
| AHI/h | 0.036 | 0.071 | 1.037 | 0.997 | 1.079 |
| Sat. O2 min. (%) | 0.023 | 0.687 | 1.024 | 0.914 | 1.146 |
| % Sat < 90% | −0.011 | 0.706 | 0.989 | 0.936 | 1.045 |
LPR, laryngopharyngeal reflux; RSI, reflux symptom index; RFS, reflux finding score; BMI, body mass index; NC, neck circumference; AHI/h, apnea–hypopnea index per hour of sleep; Sat. O2 min., minimal oxyhemoglobin saturation; %Sat < 90%, oxyhemoglobin saturation percentage below 90%; p, level of statistical significance; B, logistic regression coefficient; p, level of statistical significance; Exp (B), estimated odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
Logistic regression, p < 0.05.