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Table 6 Spearman correlation coefficient for 5 ml liquid

From: Swallowing transit times and valleculae residue in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  

COPD

Control

  

VEF1

BMI

PTT

VEF1

BMI

PTT

PTT

r

.569

.335

 

.096

.025

 

p-value

.009*

.149

 

.686

.916

 

TBC

r

.088

.150

.118

.360

.551

.473

p-value

.712

.529

.620

.120

.012*

.035*

  1. Legend: COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder; FEV1 - forced expiratory volume during the first second; BMI – body mass index; PTT – pharyngeal transit time; TBC - duration of tongue base contact with the posterior pharyngeal wall; * - significant results.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

ISSN: 1471-2466

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