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 2 Surface electromyographic findings for participants in the oropharyngeal dysphagia and control groups after adjusting for body mass index
CharacteristicOPD group(n = 20)Control group (n = 60)β1 (SE)P value
MSV (mL)3.70 ± 3.0154.50 ± 24.47-33.87 (5.32)< 0.001
At 3 mL swallowing volume
SMGMA (μV)80.77 ± 65.0035.02 ± 13.0238.30 (10.21)< 0.001
IMGMA (μV)88.89 ± 78.5230.23 ± 10.5544.09 (11.68)< 0.001
TDBMG (s)0.35 ± 0.350.13 ± 0.120.22 (0.06)< 0.001
ADBMG (μV)60.59 ± 71.5010.18 ± 11.4938.55 (10.84)< 0.001
At MSV
SMGMA (μV)100.24 ± 96.9652.78 ± 28.0534.90 (16.10)0.033
IMGMA (μV)98.28 ± 89.7551.32 ± 21.7830.59 (14.20)0.034
TDBMG (s)0.35 ± 0.350.15 ± 0.150.20 (0.07)0.004
ADBMG (μV)62.87 ± 73.0518.75 ± 22.0033.92 (12.20)0.007