Laryngopharyngeal reflux in patients with reflux esophagitis

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2008; 14(28): 4523-4528
Published online Jul 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4523

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 167 patients

Demographic characteristics	n
Gender (male/female)	80/87
Age (yr)
mean ± SD	48.8 ± 12.8
Range	21- 81
BMI (kg/m²)
mean ± SD	23.4 ± 3.2
Range	16.1-36.3
LPR symptoms (%)
Hoarseness	56 (33.5)
Globus	56 (33.5)
Cough	46 (27.5)
Throat clearing	59 (35.3)
LA grade (%)
A	118 (70.7)
B	43 (25.7)
C	6 (3.6)
Hiatus hernia (%)	23 (13.8)

BMI: Body mass index; LPR: Laryngopharyngeal reflux; LA grade: The grade of Los Angeles classification of esophagitis.

Citation: Lai YC, Wang PC, Lin JC. Laryngopharyngeal reflux in patients with reflux esophagitis. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(28): 4523-4528
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i28/4523.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.4523

Lai YC, Wang PC, Lin JC. Laryngopharyngeal reflux in patients with reflux esophagitis. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(28): 4523-4528 [PMID: 18680233 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4523]

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