Table 6 Baseline and 3-months swallowing function scores of the patients who survived and those who did not
Swallow Measure | Total N (%) | Alive N (%) | Deceased N (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DOSS (Baseline) | N = 92 | N = 70 | N = 22 | 0.003 |
Severe | 4 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (18.2) | |
Moderate | 7 (7.6) | 4 (5.7) | 3 (13.6) | |
Mild | 62 (67.4) | 50 (71.4) | 12 (54.5) | |
Normal | 19 (20.7) | 16 (22.9) | 3 (13.6) | |
FCM (Baseline) | N = 94 | N = 71 | N = 23 | < 0.001 |
Severe | 4 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (17.4) | |
Moderate | 5 (5.3) | 2 (2.8) | 3 (13.0) | |
Mild | 16 (17.0) | 10 (14.1) | 6 (26.1) | |
Normal | 69 (73.4) | 59 (83.1) | 10 (43.5) | |
DOSS (3 Months) | N = 69 | N = 53 | N = 16 | 0.001 |
Severe | 12 (17.4) | 5 (9.4) | 7 (43.8) | |
Moderate | 14 (20.3) | 9 (17.0) | 5 (31.2) | |
Mild | 43 (62.3) | 39 (73.6) | 4 (25.0) | |
Normal | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
FCM (3 Months) | N = 39 | N = 37 | N = 2 | 0.392 |
Severe | 2 (5.1) | 2 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Moderate | 3 (7.7) | 2 (5.4) | 1 (50.0) | |
Mild | 33 (84.6) | 32 (86.5) | 1 (50.0) | |
Normal | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) |