Goiter and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

Table 4

Possible correlations with the total reflux index (RSI).

	Total reflux (RSI)		𝑃 value
	Absent (≤10)	Present (>10)
Age (mean ± SD)	47.11±12.21	48.75±13.04	0.731
Duration of disease (mean ± SD)	3.29±4.47	3.50±2.00	0.162
Gender			0.227
Male	4 (66.7%)	2 (33.3%)
Female	40 (87.0%)	6 (13.0%)
Nodules			0.035*
Absent	6 (60.0%)	4 (40.0%)
Present	38 (90.5%)	4 (9.5%)
TSH			0.103
Hyperthyroid	3 (60.0%)	2 (40.0%)
Euthyroid	32 (88.9%)	4 (11.1%)
Hypothyroid	3 (60.0%)	2 (40.0%)

*Significant results (𝑃<0.05).