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Questions on cough and GERD symptoms |
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| Weighted Kappa |
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| For each symptom, please circle if cough are related |
(95% CI) |
| A. Heartburn |
0.85 (0.60, 1) |
| always/sometimes/occasionally/never |
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| B. Vomiting or regurgitation without any cause |
0.89 (0.69, 1) |
| always/sometimes/occasionally/never |
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| C. Regurgitation that is swallowed (seen or heard) |
0.89 (0.61, 1) |
| always/sometimes/occasionally/never |
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| D. Difficulty in swallowing |
1.0 |
| always/sometimes/occasionally/never |
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| E. Wakes up at night with pain or abdominal discomfort |
0.71 (0.38, 1) |
| always/sometimes/occasionally/never |
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| F. A bitter taste in the mouth or pooling of saliva in the mouth |
0.79 (0.59,1.0) |
| always/sometimes/occasionally/never |
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Chang et al. BMC Pediatrics 2006 6:4 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-6-4 |
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