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Table 3 Distribution of patients in the four classes of GETS score before and after the operation: number of patients (%)

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

Class of GETS score

Preoperative

Postoperative

Asymptomatic (0-2)

20 (21.1)

37 (38.9)

Mildly symptomatic (3-8)

20 (21.1)

22 (23.1)

Symptomatic (9-20)

36 (37.8)

29 (30.5)

Strongly symptomatic (>20)

19 (20.0)

7 (7.5)

Total

95 (100)

95 (100)

  1. chi square test: p < 0.01.