Table 3. Comparisons between children with congenital Zika syndrome and controls on evaluation clinical signs indicative of pharyngeal phase impairment.

Characteristics	Children with CZS (%)		Control group (%)		p
	n	%	n	%
Clinical signs indicative of pharyngeal phase impairment while drinking
Coughing during ingestion	8	17.8	0	0	0.003
Coughing after ingestion	10	22.2	0	0	0.001
Gagging	11	24.4	0	0	p<0.001
Panting	11	24.4	0	0	p<0.001
Labored breathing	5	11.1	0	0	0.021
Nasal regurgitation	1	2.2	0	0	0.315
Clinical signs indicative of pharyngeal phase impairment (spoonable food)
Coughing during feeding	6	13.3	0	0	0.009
Coughing after feeding	5	11.6	0	0	0.019
Gagging	5	11.6	0	0	0.019
Panting	11	26.7	0	0	p<0.001
Labored breathing	9	22.2	0	0	0.001
Nasal regurgitation	1	2.3	0	0	0.304

χ² test (p values ≤0.05)

Caption: CZS = Congenital Zika Syndrome