Table 9.
Statistical comparison of differences in group means for each vibratory feature using videostroboscopy and simulated stroboscopy. Differences are statistically significant when p are less than .05 (*).
| Group comparisons | Videostroboscopy |
Simulated stroboscopy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference in means | SEM | p | Difference in means | SEM | p | |
| Left mucosal wave | ||||||
| Control vs. pre-surgery | 15 | 7 | .213 | 34 | 6 | <.001* |
| Pre- vs. post-surgery | −4 | 5 | .962 | −13 | 4 | .007* |
| Post-surgery vs. control | 11 | 7 | .565 | 21 | 6 | .019* |
| Right mucosal wave | ||||||
| Control vs. pre-surgery | 23 | 7 | .007* | 39 | 6 | <.001* |
| Pre- vs. post-surgery | −4 | 4 | .927 | −8 | 3 | <.001* |
| Post-surgery vs. control | 19 | 7 | .049* | 31 | 6 | .103 |
| Left amplitude | ||||||
| Control vs. pre-surgery | 12 | 2 | <.001* | 12 | 2 | <.001* |
| Pre- vs. post-surgery | −5 | 2 | .075 | −7 | 2 | <.001* |
| Post-surgery vs. control | 8 | 2 | .027* | 5 | 2 | .298 |
| Right amplitude | ||||||
| Control vs. pre-surgery | 13 | 2 | <.001* | 10 | 2 | <.001* |
| Pre- vs. post-surgery | −3 | 1 | .151 | −4 | 1 | .002* |
| Post-surgery vs. control | 9 | 2 | <.001* | 5 | 2 | .101 |
| Left vocal fold edge | ||||||
| Control vs. pre-surgery | −36 | 5 | <.001* | −32 | 4 | <.001* |
| Pre- vs. post-surgery | 10 | 3 | .026* | 13 | 3 | <.001* |
| Post-surgery vs. control | −26 | 5 | <.001* | −19 | 4 | <.001* |
| Right vocal fold edge | ||||||
| Control vs. pre-surgery | −3 | 5 | <.001* | −30 | 4 | <.001* |
| Pre- vs. post-surgery | 6 | 3 | .408 | 13 | 2 | <.001* |
| Post-surgery vs. control | −25 | 5 | <.001* | −18 | 4 | <.001* |