Study on the function of pharynx & upper esophageal sphincter in globus hystericus

Table 1 Kinematic pharyngeal transit time

	Control group (n = 24)	Globus sensation group (n = 32)	P
C2L	0.50 ± 0.27	0.45 ± 0.33	> 0.05
BV	0.57 ± 0.26	0.51 ± 0.34	> 0.05
C4L	0.67 ± 0.27	0.63 ± 0.36	> 0.05
EM	1.44 ± 0.30	1.37 ± 0.41	> 0.05

Note: Times are given in seconds.

Table 2 Data of esophageal mamometry

	Control group (n = 24)	Globus pharyngeus group (n = 32)
UES
Resting pressure	68.33 ± 37.56 mm Hg	71.38 ± 41.42 mm Hg
Residual pressure	-7.30 ± 6.48 mm Hg	-11.04 ± 6.90 mm Hg
Relaxation time (from the beginning of relaxation to the nadir)	0.27 ± 0.06 s	0.28 ± 0.15 s
Duration (time from beginning of relaxation to the end)	0.54 ± 0.08 s	0.59 ± 0.15 s
Recovery (time from nadir of relaxation to the end)	0.27 ± 0.08 s	0.33 ± 0.15 s
Pharynx
Peak pressure	157.81 ± 63.86 mm Hg	175.50 ± 93.47 mm Hg
contraction time (from the beginning of contraction to the nadir)	0.20 ± 0.06 s	0.22 ± 0.08 s
duration (time from beginning of contraction to the end)	0.42 ± 0.08 s	0.44 ± 0.12 s
Recovery (time from peak of contraction to the end)	0.22 ± 0.05 s	0.22 ± 0.06 s

Table 3 Data of male and female in two groups

	Control group		Globus pharyngeus group
	Male	Female	Male	Female
UES resting pressure (mm Hg)	65.55 ± 34.02	70.32 ± 38.49	67.61 ± 34.39	73.65 ± 44.00
UES residual pressure (mm Hg)	-9.33 ± 6.80	-5.84 ± 5.82	-8.80 ± 6.98	-12.39 ± 6.49
Pharyngeal peak pressure (mm Hg)	165.72 ± 69.19	151.45 ± 57.36	163.19 ± 105.47	182.89 ± 81.99