Table 1.
Patient demographics.
| Characteristics | All dysphagic patients | Spine-associated dysphagia | Non–spine-associated dysphagia | Healthy controls | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total patients (N) | 100 | 15 | 85 | 100 | |
| Age (years) | .34 | ||||
| M (SD) | 67.7 (13.1) | 71.3 (7.2) | 67.1 (13.9) | 66.8 (13.0) | |
| Median (IQR) | 70.0 (63.8–76.3) | 73.0 (65.0–76.0) | 69.0 (59.0–77.0) | 70.0 (61.8–72.5) | |
| Gender | .15 | ||||
| Female | 50 | 4 | 46 | 50 | |
| Male | 50 | 11 | 39 | 50 | |
| Race | .41 | ||||
| African American | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | |
| Asian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| White | 86 | 12 | 74 | 91 | |
| Ethnicity | .92 | ||||
| Hispanic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-Hispanic | 99 | 15 | 84 | 99 |
Note. IQR = interquartile range.