Table 3.
Participant-level frequency distributions for atypical airflow patterns by consistency level within barium condition.
| Barium condition | Consistency | Preswallow inspiration |
Postswallow inspiration |
Non–E–E respiratory phase pattern |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Nonbarium | Thin | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| Slightly thick | 5 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 33 | |
| Mildly thick | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | |
| Moderately thick | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 21 | |
| Extremely thick | 3 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 28 | |
| Barium | Thin | 7 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| Slightly thick | 4 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 30 | |
| Mildly thick | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 20 | |
| Moderately thick | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 17 | |
| Extremely thick | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 21 | |
Note. E–E = expiration–expiration.
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