Table 3. Multiple logistic regression model.
Definitions | Coded value | Coefficient | Odds Ratio | 95% CI (lower limit) | 95% CI (upper limit) | P value | |
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Mastication | Mastication is slow, hesitant, and delayed with ineffectual movements | 0: intact, 1: inadequate |
3.7 | 38.7 | 7.2 | 206.6 | <0.001 |
Lingual motility prior to transfer | Tongue movement assisting mastication and bolus formation | 0: intact, 1: inadequate |
2.1 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 50.5 | 0.016 |
Aspiration | Entry of bolus into the lower respiratory tract | 0: absent, 1: present |
2.6 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 139.5 | 0.025 |
Total swallow time | From the initiation of mastication until the tail of the bolus passed through the upper esophageal sphincter | 0: ≤10 sec, 1: >10 sec |
2.6 | 14.1 | 2.9 | 67.2 | 0.001 |