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Table 3 Prevalence of abnormal residue with puree

From: Fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing to assess swallowing outcomes as a function of head position in a normal population

Head position

Abnormal pharyngeal residue with puree

 

Male

Female

 

< Age 40

≥ Age 40

< Age 40

≥ Age 40

Centre

0%

20% (p = 0.03)

0%

0%

Left

0%

10%

0%

5.9%

Right

0%

10%

0%

0%

Up

9.1%

20%

2.9%

5.9%

Down

0%

30% (p = 0.007)

0%

5.9%

Any Position

9.1%

30%

2.9%

11.8%

  1. Prevalence of abnormal residue position, gender and age.