Table 2.
Details of study patients, PCRs, and PPs
| S# | Medical history | Gender | Age | Complaint | Pharyngeal pressure (mmHg) | Pharyngeal constriction ratio (PCR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inhalation injury (burn) | M | 54 | Dysphagia for liquids and solids | 217.75 (wnl) | 0.03 (wnl) |
| 2 | GERD, vocal fold paralysis | M | 71 | Solid food sticking | 76.95 (wnl) | 0.04 (wnl) |
| 3 | Intubation injury, CVA | M | 71 | Solid food dysphagia, aspiration | 131.50 (wnl) | 0.22 (wnl) |
| 4 | GERD | F | 49 | Difficulty with pills | 77.50 (wnl) | 0.15 (wnl) |
| 5 | EMD, Barrett’s | M | 76 | J-tube dependent | 20.05 (low) | 0.82 (high) |
| 6 | GERD/FBS | F | 80 | Food sticking | 30 (low) | 0.89 (high) |
| 7 | GERD, FBS | F | 68 | Solid food dysphagia | 111.65 (wnl) | 0.03 (wnl) |
| 8 | Traumatic brain injury | M | 37 | FBS | 100.70 (wnl) | 0.02 (wnl) |
| 9 | HNCa | M | 82 | G-tube dependent | 48.80 (low) | 0.63 (high) |
| 10 | GERD | M | 51 | Solid food dysphagia | 190.80 (wnl) | 0.02 (wnl) |
| 11 | EMD | M | 76 | G-tube dependent | 35 (low) | 0.46 (high) |
| 12 | GERD | M | 29 | Solid food dysphagia | 74 (wnl) | 0.02 (wnl) |
| 13 | Vagal Schwannoma | F | 60 | Dysphagia for liquid and solids | 67 (wnl) | 0.12 (wnl) |
| 14 | CVA | F | 44 | Food sticking | 110.80 (wnl) | 0.03 (wnl) |
| 15 | GERD | M | 71 | Food sticking, coughing with meals | 29.90 (low) | 0.42 (high) |
| 16 | GERD | F | 80 | Food sticking | 31.5 (low) | 0.83 (high) |
| 17 | Zenker’s diverticulum | F | 85 | Food sticking, solid food dysphagia | 78 (wnl) | 0.24 (wnl) |
| 18 | EMD, neuromuscular | M | 71 | Food sticking, coughing with meals | 18 (low) | 0.49 (high)) |
| 19 | Head/neck penetrating injury | M | 53 | Food sticking, throat clearing with liquids | 40 (low) | 0.35 (high) |
| 20 | Thyroid ca | F | 29 | Coughing with meals/sticking food | 119.9 (wnl) | 0.01 (wnl) |
| 21 | Esophageal | M | 66 | Solid food dysphagia | 107.6 (wnl) | 0.05 (wnl) |
| 22 | EMD, neuromuscular | M | 78 | Solid food dysphagia | 48.70 (low) | 0.67 (high) |
| 23 | CVA | M | 41 | G-tube dependent | 58 (low) | 0.58 (high) |
| 24 | CVA | M | 42 | G-tube dependent | 43 (low) | 0.45 (high) |
| 25 | TBI | F | 53 | Recurrent pneumonia | 83 (wnl) | 0.06 (wnl) |
CVA cerebrovascular accident, HnCa head and neck cancer, FBS foreign body sensation, GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease, Lung Ca lung cancer, TBI traumatic brain injury, Thyroid Ca thyroid cancer, EMD esophageal motility disorder; PP and PCR are described as normal (wnl within normal limits) or abnormal (PP low, PCR high)