Effect of low-dose amitriptyline on globus pharyngeus and its side effects

Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of the study patients

Variable	AMT group	Conventional group	P value
	n = 16	n = 14
Age (yr)	43.19 ± 10.96	42.93 ± 13.1	0.953
Gender (male/female)	6/10	5/9	1.000
BMI	21.54 ± 2.09	23.01 ± 3.49	0.166
Smoking habit	4 (18.75%)	3 (21.42%)	1.000
Alcohol consumption	6 (37.5%)	5 (35.71%)	1.000
Symptom duration (yr)	1.44 ± 0.66	1.54 ± 0.89	0.731
GETS	5.44 ± 1.63	5.71 ± 1.38	0.623
PSQI	8.75 ± 4.68	8.71 ± 5.27	0.984

Values are represented as the mean ± SD. AMT: Amitriptyline; BMI: Body mass index; GETS: Glasgow Edinburgh Throat Scale; PSQI: Pittsburgh sleep quality index.