Table 2.

Summary of mean (standard deviation; SD) lingual physiologic capacity (LPC) across the entire cohort and between sex, swallowing safety, and efficiency groups. LPC data are provided in kilopascals (kPa).

Outcome	Mean LPC (kPa)	SD
LPC and Cohort Demographics:
Entire Cohort (n=30)	32.1	18.1
Male (n=15)	35.1	16.4
Female (n=15)	29.1	19.8
LPC and Swallowing Safety:
Safe Swallowers (n=13)	44.1	13.3
Unsafe Swallowers (n=17)	22.9	15.9
LPC and Swallowing Efficiency:
Efficient Swallowers (n=9)	44.2	13.1
Inefficient Swallowers (n=21)	26.9	17.7