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Table 4 Modification of the level of symptoms, according to GETS score, after the operation, stratified for the four classes of score

From: Frequency and severity of globus pharyngeus symptoms in patients undergoing thyroidectomy: a pre-post short term cross-sectional study

Class of GETS preoperative score

Improved

Unchanged

Worsened

Total

Asymptomatic (0-2)

0 (0)

16 (80)

4 (20)

20 (100)

Mildly symptomatic (3-8)

4 (20)

8 (40)

8 (40)

20 (100)

Symptomatic (9-20)

21 (58.3)

15 (41.7)

0 (0)

36 (100)

Strongly symptomatic (>20)

16 (84.2)

3 (15.8)

0 (0)

19 (100)

  1. The considered outcome are: improved (moved to a lower class), unchanged, worsened (moved to a higher class). In each cell: number of patients (%).
  2. chi square test: p < 0.01.