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Published in final edited form as: Dysphagia. 2013 Mar 14;28(4):10.1007/s00455-013-9461-1. doi: 10.1007/s00455-013-9461-1

Table 2 .

Significant Pearsons’ correlations with primary measures before and after treatment.

Measure Pre-Treatment Post-Treatment
Hyoid Maximum DOSS (r=.419, .002) Hyoid Maximum Elevation
Anterior Excursion      (r = .416, .000)
    DOSS
     (r=.306, .010)
Hyoid Maximum     Mean Width UES Opening
Elevation      (r=.348, .003)
    Hyoid Maximum Anterior Excursion
     (r=.416, .000)
    Penetration/Aspiration
     (r=−.379, .001)
    Pyriform Residue
     (r=−.429, .000)
    DOSS
    (r=.613, .000)
Mean Width UES Opening     Hyoid Maximum Anterior Excursion
     (r=.256, .034)
    Hyoid Maximum Elevation
     (r=.348, .003)
    DOSS
     (r=.432, .000)
    Penetration/Aspiration
   (r=−.419, .000)
Pyriform Residue
     (r=−.280, .020)

UES = Upper Esophageal Sphincter; DOSS = Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale