Research Article
Prevalence Ratio of Otitis Media with Effusion in Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Table 1
Characteristics of the study subjects.
| Characteristics | LPR (+) | LPR (-) | p-value |
| Age (years) | 40(19-72) | 30 (19-78) | 0.007 | Sex | | | | Male | 16(57.14%) | 20 (71.43%) | 0.202 | Female | 12(42.86%) | 8 (28.57%) | | Throat complaints | | | | Sore throat | 0 | 1 (3.57%) | 0.621 | Sense of a lump in the throat | 15(53.57%) | 14 (50%) | | Hoarseness | 6(21.43%) | 3 (10.71%) | | Difficulty swallowing | 1(3.57%) | 1 (3.57%) | | Feels there is mucus in the throat | 6(21.43%) | 9 (39.29%) | | Onset (months) | 6(1-60) | 3 (1-24) | 0.006 | Ear complaints | | | | Hearing loss | 6(21.43%) | 1 (3.57%) | 0.002 | Tinnitus | 3(10.71%) | 3 (10.71%) | | Fullness in the ear | 7(25%) | 0 | |
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Information: Mann-Whitney test; chi-square test. |