Table 1.
Average Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ratings and median categorical ratings of residue and the lower and upper boundaries of ±1 standard deviation (SD) or interquartile range (IQR).
| Clinician’s Average VAS Rating (and SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Trace | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
| Cracker | ||||
| 2.79mm (0, 6.2mm) | 13.29mm (3.0, 23.6mm) | 21.98mm (5.7, 38.3mm) | 54.55mm (31.8, 77.3mm) | 70.40mm (50.3, 90.5mm) |
| Applesauce | ||||
| 1.69mm (0, 3.5mm) | 11.21mm (3.2, 19.3mm) | 24.07mm (10.1, 38.1mm) | 73.19mm (53.1, 93.3mm) | 84.69mm (71.2, 98.2mm) |
| Thin Liquid | ||||
| 3.22mm (0, 6.79mm) | 3.39mm (0, 7.7mm) | 19.32mm (6.4, 32.2mm) | 17.59mm (4.3, 30.9mm) | 53.81mm (25.4, 82.2mm) |
| Median Ordinal Rating (and IQR) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Trace | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
| Cracker | ||||
| none (0) | trace (none-mild) | mild (trace-moderate) | moderate (0) | moderate (mild- severe) |
| Applesauce | ||||
| none (0) | trace (0) | mild (trace-moderate) | severe (moderate-severe) | severe (moderate- severe) |
| Thin Liquid | ||||
| none (none-trace) | none (0) | mild (trace-moderate) | mild (trace-moderate) | moderate (trace-severe) |