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Table 2 Consistency findings

From: Variability and accuracy of multiple saliva pepsin measurements in laryngopharyngeal reflux patients

Outcomes

HEMII-pH

Kappa

p value

Morning pepsin test

0.036

NS

Post-lunch pepsin test

0.024

NS

Post-dinner pepsin test

0.022

NS

Highest pepsin test

0.095

NS

RSS-12 > 11

0.050

NS

RSS-12 > 11 and RSA > 14

0.638

0.005

  1. HEMII-pH, hypopharyngeal–esophageal multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH monitoring; NS, non-significant; RSA, reflux sign assessment; RSS-12, reflux symptom score-12