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. 2023 Sep 5;66(10):3804–3824. doi: 10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00246

Table 3.

Participant-level frequencies for the maximum number of swallows per bolus, by consistency.

Consistency 1 2 3 4
Level 0 thin 68% 24% 8% 0%
Level 1 slightly thick 83% 14% 3% 0%
Level 2 mildly thick 83% 14% 1% 1%
Level 3 moderately thick 84% 12% 4% 0%
Level 4 extremely thick 84% 12% 3% 1%
Overall 80.7% 15.1% 3.6% 0.5%