Table 3.

Means, standard error (SE), and p-values for the significant main effect of evaluation point (pretreatment, 3 months post-treatment, 6 months post-treatment) adjusted for baseline function and pooled over group for each of the bolus types. (n=number of swallows)

measure	bolus type	pretreatment	3 months post	6 months post	p-value	Significant post-hoc tests
Oral Residue (%) Main Effect of Eval (pooled over group)
	paste	2.28 (0.56)	3.26 (0.43)	4.27 (0.41)	0.016	2
		n = 33	n = 30	n = 30
Pharyngeal Residue (%) Main Effect of Eval (pooled over group)
	10 ml liquid	3.18 (2.66)	3.78 (2.62)	18.17 (3.55)	0.0007	2, 3
		n = 30	n = 25	n = 16
Laryngeal Vestibule Closure Duration (s) Main Effect of Eval (pooled over group)
	10 ml liquid	. 501 (.050)	.820 (.050)	.842 (.071)	0.0001	1, 2
		n = 30	n = 25	n = 14
	paste	.393 (.037)	.534 (.029)	.470 (.027)	0.035	1
		n = 33	n = 30	n = 30
Oropharyngeal Swallow Efficiency (%/s) Main Effect of Eval (pooled over group)
	paste	90.8 (5.9)	62.9 (4.6)	64.3 (4.4)	0.004	1, 2
		n = 33	n = 30	n = 29

Post-hoc Paired Comparisons

1. p<0.017, pretreatment vs. 3 months post-treatment
2. p<0.017, pretreatment vs. 6 months post-treatment
3. p<0.017, 3 months post-treatment vs. 6 months post-treatment