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. 2011 May 24;268(12):1837–1844. doi: 10.1007/s00405-011-1628-5

Table 5.

Comparison of the bolus swallow test

BST BSTSST
Sn Sp PPV NPV Sn Sp PPV NPV
All (%) 62.5 84.2 71.4 78 89.9 72.7 74.3 88.9
NNEU (%) 60 91.7 85.7 73.3 90.9 90.9 90.9 90.9
NEU (%) 64.3 80.8 64.3 80.8 88.9 63.7 66.7 87.5

BST bolus swallow test, BST SST saliva and bolus swallow test, NEU neurology group, NNEU non-neurology group, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value, Sn sensitivity, Sp specificity