Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng.
World J Otorhinolaryngol. May 28, 2013; 3(2): 35-41
Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.5319/wjo.v3.i2.35
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants in the oropharyngeal dysphagia and control groups n (%)
CharacteristicOPD group1(n = 20)Control group2(n = 60)P value
Sex
Male14 (70.0)42 (70.0)1.0003
Female6 (30.0)18 (30.0)
Age (yr)14.5 ± 6.214.5 ± 6.10.9984
Height (cm)128.1 ± 19.2153.4 ± 20.1< 0.0014
Weight (kg)25.4 ± 12.747.7 ± 17.6< 0.0014
BMI (kg/m2)14.6 ± 3.419.5 ± 3.5< 0.0014
DOSS6
Level 18 (42.1)0 (0.0)< 0.0015
Level 20 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Level 31 (5.3)0 (0.0)
Level 44 (21.1)0 (0.0)
Level 53 (15.8)0 (0.0)
Level 63 (15.8)0 (0.0)
Level 70 (0.0)60 (100.0)