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Table 2 A comparison between the athletes that participated in the follow-up and those that did not

From: A longitudinal follow-up of continuous laryngoscopy during exercise test scores in athletes irrespective of laryngeal obstruction, respiratory symptoms, and intervention

 

Follow-up, n = 29

No follow-up, n = 69

All, n = 98

P-value

Males

14 (48%)

33 (47%)

47 (48%)

0.918

Age, median (quartile 1-quartile 3)

18 (17–19)

18 (17–21)

17 (18–20)

0.568

EID

11 (38%)

20 (29%)

30 (31%)

0.361

Physician-diagnosed asthma

12 (41%)

28 (40%)

40 (41%)

0.899

Current use of asthma medication

10 (34%)

22 (31%)

32 (33%)

0.767

EILO

11 (38%)

16 (23%)

26 (28%)

0.170

Supraglottic

11 (38%)

16 (23%)

27 (28%)

 

Glottic

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Borg RPE

16 (16–16.5)

17 (16–17)

16.75 (16–17)

 
  1. EID exercise-induced dyspnea at baseline
  2. EILO ≥ 2 points at the supraglottic or glottic level at maximal effort at baseline
  3. Borg RPE Borg RPE during baseline CLE, median (quartile 1-quartile 3)