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Table 2 Prevalence of abnormal residue by condition

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

Condition

Position

All subjects

Males

Females

Age < 40

Age ≥ 40

Milk

Centre

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

 

Left

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

 

Right

1.2%

3.1%

0%

0%

3.7%

 

Up

1.2%

0%

1.9%

1.8%

0%

 

Down

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

 

All positions

2.4%

3.1%

1.9%

1.8%

3.7%

Applesauce

Centre

2.4%

6.3%

0%

0%

7.4% (p = 0.04)

 

Left

2.4%

3.1%

1.9%

0%

7.4% (p = 0.04)

 

Right

1.2%

3.1%

0%

0%

3.7%

 

Up

7.1%

12.5%

3.8%

5.3%

11.1%

 

Down

4.8%

9.4%

1.9%

0%

14.8% (p = 0.003)

 

All positions

9.5%

15.6%

5.8%

5.3%

18.5% (p = 0.05)

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