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. 2008 Jun;16(3):181–188. doi: 10.1590/S1678-77572008000300004

TABLE 1. Summary of the displacement of the velopharyngeal structures before and during diagnostic therapy (N=10).

Maximal Displacement Rating Before Therapy Rating During Therapy Observation During Diagnostic Therapy Before vs. During
Velar Mean: 0.6 SD: 0.3 Mean: 0.7 SD: 0.3 60% remained the same, 40% increased displacement Wilcoxon Matched Pairs p=0.067898
Right Lateral Pharyngeal Wall 0%-25%** 26%-50%** 30% remained the same, 70% increased displacement Wilcoxon Matched Pairs p=0.017966*
Left Lateral Pharyngeal Wall 0%-25%** 26%-50%** 20% remained the same, 80% increased displacement Wilcoxon Matched Pairs p=0.011724*
Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Mean: 0.3 SD: 0.3 Mean: 0.3 SD: 0.3 70% remained the same, 10% increased displacement, 20% could not be seen Wilcoxon Matched Pairs p=1.0
*

Significant difference between displacement before and during diagnostic therapy

**

Displacement rated in quarters (0%-25%, 26%-50%, 51%-75%, 76%-100%) instead the scale 0.0 to 1.0

SD= Standard Deviation