Table 1.
Demographics Characteristics of Study Participants as a Function of Aspiration Status
| Aspirator n (%) |
Nonaspirator n (%) |
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| All | Female | Male | All | Female | Male | |
| Total | 28 (38.4) | 13 (46.4) | 15 (53.6) | 45(62.0) | 22 (48.9) | 23 (51.1) |
| Age (y) | ||||||
| 61–70 | 5 (17.9) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (20.0) | 13 (26.9) | 7 (31.8) | 6 (26.1) |
| 71–80 | 9 (32.1) | 3 (23.1) | 6 (40.0) | 16 (32.7) | 7 (31.8) | 9 (39.1) |
| 81–90 | 14 (50.0) | 8 (61.5) | 6 (40.0) | 16 (40.4) | 8 (36.4) | 8 (34.8) |
| Race | ||||||
| Caucasian | 26 (93.0) | 11 (84.6) | 15 (100) | 36 (80.0) | 17 (72.3) | 19 (82.6) |
| African American | 2 (7.1) | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 8 (17.8) | 4 (18.2) | 4 (17.4) |
| Other (Middle East) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
| Weight (kg) (M/SD) | 78.3 (23.3) | 66.9 (9.8) | 88.3 (27.2) | 80.4 (18.9) | 69.7 (15.4) | 92.7 (15.5) |
| BMI (M/SD) | 26.8 (3.3) | 27.3 (4.3) | 26.4 (2.3) | 28.3 (5.2) | 27.2 (5.6) | 29.6 (4.7) |
| Total MMSE Score (M/SD) | 27.0 (2.5) | 26.5 (2.8) | 27.3 (2.4) | 27.1 (2.9) | 27.5 (2.2) | 26.8 (3.5) |
| Smoking | ||||||
| Never | 15 (53.6) | 10 (76.9) | 5 (33.3) | 17 (37.8) | 10 (45.5) | 7 (30.4) |
| Current | 3 (10.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (20.0) | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.3) |
| Former | 10 (35.7) | 3 (23.1) | 7 (47.70) | 27 (60.0) | 12 (54.5) | 15 (65.2) |
| Intubation in last 3 mo | ||||||
| Yes | 1 (3.6) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
| No | 27 (96.4) | 12 (92.3) | 15 (100) | 44 (97.8) | 21 (95.5) | 23 (100) |
| Lung disease (eg, COPD, emphysema) | ||||||
| Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| No | 28 (100) | 13 (100) | 15 (100) | 45 (100) | 22 (100) | 23 (100) |
| Treated for cancer in last 3 mo | ||||||
| Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| No | 28(100) | 7 (100) | 14 (100) | 45 (100) | 28 (100) | 24 (100) |
| Medication number* | ||||||
| None | 4 (14.8) | 3 (27.3) | 1 (6.0) | 4 (9.3) | 1 (4.3) | 3 (15.0) |
| 1–3 | 10 (37.0) | 3 (27.3) | 7 (25.0) | 19 (44.2) | 13 (56.5) | 6 (30.0) |
| 4–6 | 10 (37.0) | 4 (36.4) | 6 (43.8) | 11 (25.6) | 5 (21.7) | 6 (30.0) |
| >6 | 3 (11.1) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (12.5) | 9 (20.9) | 4 (17.4) | 5 (25.0) |
Notes: BMI = body mass index; COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.
*
Medication data were missing for three participants.