Rena Yadlapati1, Alexander M Kaizer2, Daniel R Sikavi3, Madeline Greytak4, Jennifer X Cai3, Thomas L Carroll5, Samir Gupta4, Sachin Wani6, Paul Menard-Katcher6, Tsung-Chin Wu7, Philip Weissbrod8, Andrew M Vahabzadeh-Hagh8, John E Pandolfino9, Walter W Chan3. 1. Center for Esophageal Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California. Electronic address: ryadlapati@ucsd.edu. 2. Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado. 3. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 4. Center for Esophageal Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California. 5. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Otolaryngology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 6. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado. 7. Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California; Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. 8. Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California. 9. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Heterogeneous presentations and disease mechanisms among patients with laryngeal symptoms account for misdiagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), variations in testing, and suboptimal outcomes. We aimed to derive phenotypes of patients with laryngeal symptoms based on clinical and physiologic data and to compare characteristics across phenotypes. METHODS: A total of 302 adult patients with chronic laryngeal symptoms were prospectively enrolled at 3 centers between January 2018 to October 2020 (age 57.2 ± 15.2 years; 30% male; body mass index 27.2 ± 6.0 kg/m2). Discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) was applied to 12 clinical and 11 physiologic variables collected in stable condition to derive phenotypic groups. RESULTS: DAPC identified 5 groups, with significant differences across symptoms, hiatal hernia size, and number of reflux events (P < .01). Group A had the greatest hiatal hernia size (3.1 ± 1.0 cm; P < .001) and reflux events (37.5 ± 51; P < .001), with frequent cough, laryngeal symptoms, heartburn, and regurgitation. Group B had the highest body mass index (28.2 ± 4.6 kg/m2; P < .001) and salivary pepsin (150 ± 157 ng/mL; P = .03), with frequent cough, laryngeal symptoms, globus, heartburn, and regurgitation. Group C frequently reported laryngeal symptoms (93%; P < .001), and had fewest esophageal symptoms (9.6%; P < .001) and reflux events (10.7 ± 11.0; P < .001). Group D commonly reported cough (88%; P < .001) and heartburn. Group E (18%) was oldest (62.9 ± 14.3 years; P < .001) and distinguished by highest integrated relaxation pressure. CONCLUSIONS: DAPC identified distinct clinicophysiologic phenotypes of patients with laryngeal symptoms referred for reflux evaluation: group A, LPR and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia; group B, mild LPR/GERD; group C, no LPR/No GERD; group D, reflex cough; and group E, mixed/possible obstructive esophagogastric junction. Phenotypic differences may inform targeted clinical trials design and improve outcomes.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Heterogeneous presentations and disease mechanisms among patients with laryngeal symptoms account for misdiagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), variations in testing, and suboptimal outcomes. We aimed to derive phenotypes of patients with laryngeal symptoms based on clinical and physiologic data and to compare characteristics across phenotypes. METHODS: A total of 302 adult patients with chronic laryngeal symptoms were prospectively enrolled at 3 centers between January 2018 to October 2020 (age 57.2 ± 15.2 years; 30% male; body mass index 27.2 ± 6.0 kg/m2). Discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) was applied to 12 clinical and 11 physiologic variables collected in stable condition to derive phenotypic groups. RESULTS: DAPC identified 5 groups, with significant differences across symptoms, hiatal hernia size, and number of reflux events (P < .01). Group A had the greatest hiatal hernia size (3.1 ± 1.0 cm; P < .001) and reflux events (37.5 ± 51; P < .001), with frequent cough, laryngeal symptoms, heartburn, and regurgitation. Group B had the highest body mass index (28.2 ± 4.6 kg/m2; P < .001) and salivary pepsin (150 ± 157 ng/mL; P = .03), with frequent cough, laryngeal symptoms, globus, heartburn, and regurgitation. Group C frequently reported laryngeal symptoms (93%; P < .001), and had fewest esophageal symptoms (9.6%; P < .001) and reflux events (10.7 ± 11.0; P < .001). Group D commonly reported cough (88%; P < .001) and heartburn. Group E (18%) was oldest (62.9 ± 14.3 years; P < .001) and distinguished by highest integrated relaxation pressure. CONCLUSIONS: DAPC identified distinct clinicophysiologic phenotypes of patients with laryngeal symptoms referred for reflux evaluation: group A, LPR and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia; group B, mild LPR/GERD; group C, no LPR/No GERD; group D, reflex cough; and group E, mixed/possible obstructive esophagogastric junction. Phenotypic differences may inform targeted clinical trials design and improve outcomes.
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