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Table 7 Spearman correlation coefficient for pasty consistency

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

  

COPD

Control

  

VEF1

BMI

PTT

VEF1

BMI

PTT

PTT

r

.330

.109

 

-.074

.131

 

p-value

.155

.649

 

.757

.583

 

TBC

r

.154

.121

.386

-.095

.503

.216

p-value

.517

.612

.093

.691

.024*

.360

  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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