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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dysphagia. 2016 Aug 4;31(5):687–696. doi: 10.1007/s00455-016-9733-7

Table 4.

Correlations between PPSFQ items and Saliva Weight

Items on PPSFQ Correlation p value
Difficulty swallowing −.244 .286
Dry mouth −.492* .024
Food sticks in mouth −.054 .816
Food sticks in throat −.214 .352
Food won’t go down −.223 .331
Need water −.239 .297
Choke −.215 .348
Cough −.233 .309
Comes back up −.133 .564
Heartburn −.206 .371
Wake at night −.453* .039
Change in taste −.206 .371
Total scores −.374 .095