Table 3.

Frequency of different patterns of GCI with their PAS score.

Overall PAS score	2.75
Pattern of GCI		Patients with penetration	Patients with aspiration	Mean of PAS score
Anterior chink	N = 0 (0%)	—	—	—
Posterior chink	N = 7 (16%)	N = 0 (0%)	N = 0 (0%)	1
Irregular	N = 1 (2.3%)	N = 0 (0%)	N = 0 (0%)	1
Spindle	N = 5 (11.3%)	N = 1 (20%)	N = 0 (0%)	2
Hourglass	N = 8 (18.2%)	N = 0 (0%)	N = 0 (0%)	1
Incomplete closure	N = 23 (52.2%)	N = 5 (21.73%)	N = 1 (4.34%) PAS score: 7	2.85 Range: (2-3)