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Table 3 Correlation between increase in LES pressure after 4-week daily administration of 20 mg buspirone and clinical, manometric and computed tomography parameters

From: The 5-HT1A receptor agonist buspirone improves esophageal motor function and symptoms in systemic sclerosis: a 4-week, open-label trial

 

r

p

Baseline LES

-0.356

0.113

Supra-aortic diameter

-0,589

0.017

Infra- aortic diameter

-0.406

0.191

Disease duration

-0.226

0.325

Heartburn

0.129

0.578

Regurgitation

-0.188

0.415

Chest pain

0.103

0.657

Dysphagia

0.188

0.414

  1. r Spearman correlation coefficient, LES lower esophageal sphincter