Table 1.

Basic demographic data.

Case	Age (y)	Sex	Diagnosis	FOIS	NG tube
1	54	Male	Stroke	2	Yes
2	54	Male	Neuromuscular disease	4	No
3	66	Male	Stroke	3	Yes
4	69	Male	Traumatic brain injury	5	No
5	78	Male	COPD	6	Yes
6	79	Male	Stroke	2	No
7	69	Male	Spinal cord injury	2	Yes
8	80	Male	Aspiration pneumonia	2	Yes
9	88	Male	GERD	1	No
10	81	Male	Stroke	5	No

Mean age: 71.8 years, standard deviation: 10.9.

COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FOIS = functional oral intake scale; GERD = gastroesophageal reflx disease; NG tube = nasogastric tube.