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. 2020 Dec 29;88(6):850–857. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.11.017

Table 2.

Findings in terms of their association with laryngopharyngeal reflux.

1 2 3 4 5
Laryngeal/arytenoid erythema 62.56 26.94 8.68 1.37 0.46
Hypopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal erythema 22.94 33.49 35.78 7.34 0.46
Anterior tonsillar pillar erythema 3.65 13.70 43.84 20.09 18.72
Vocal fold erythema 12.79 32.42 44.29 9.59 0.91
Subglottic erythema 5.96 19.72 38.53 24.77 11.01
Subglottic edema 9.68 18.43 35.48 23.04 13.36
Posterior commissure edema 58.64 30.91 7.27 2.73 0.45
Posterior commissure inflammatory granulations 40.91 28.64 15.91 13.18 1.36
Post cricoid edema 33.18 34.09 24.55 5.45 2.73
Hypo-oropharyngeal wall edema 13.64 26.36 39.09 16.82 4.09
Vocal fold edema 10.00 25.91 47.27 15.91 0.91
Laryngeal ventricular edema 5.02 23.29 47.03 19.63 5.02
Tonsil pillars edema 2.74 7.76 28.77 37.90 22.83
Vocal fold lesions (i.e. nodules, polyps, leukoplakia, ulceration, granuloma) 8.60 23.08 47.51 19.46 1.36
Endolaryngeal sticky mucus 11.36 34.55 36.36 13.64 4.09
Uvula erythema/edema 5.50 14.22 31.19 38.07 11.01
Coated tongue 3.18 8.64 42.27 33.64 12.27
Lingual tonsil hypertrophy 8.33 21.30 35.19 23.15 12.04

Please rate each of the following findings in terms of their association with laryngopharyngeal reflux: 1, highly related; 3, somewhat related; 5, not related. The values are percentages.