Table 4.
Viscosity percentage change between comparisons of control vs. samples after oral incubation (amylase effect) and shear thinning effect represented with the linear regression from 0 to 1000 s−1 shear rate. Positive values indicate increase and negative values decrease of viscosity.
| % Change (Viscosity at 50 s−1 before and after Oral Incubation) | p-Value | Shear-Thinning Effect (Linear Regression from 0 to 1000 s−1) | Correlation Coefficient‘r’ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | +7.85 | 0.637 | fx = −0.91x + 4.18 | 0.99 |
| +7.16 | 0.135 | fx= −0.93x + 4.71 | 0.99 | |
| −2.96 | 0.560 | fx= −0.91x + 4.94 | 0.99 | |
| OLDER | +30.47 | 0.062 | fx= −0.83x + 4.067 | 0.99 |
| −4.01 | 0.471 | fx= −0.83x + 4.39 | 0.99 | |
| −2.29 | 0.659 | fx= −0.81x + 4.69 | 0.99 | |
| HNC | +9.30 | 0.459 | fx= −0.90x + 4.15 | 0.99 |
| +4.17 | 0.531 | fx= −0.91x + 4.64 | 0.99 | |
| −1.86 | 0.706 | fx= −0.91x + 4.91 | 0.99 | |
| PARK. | +9.47 | 0.447 | fx= −0.92x + 4.2 | 0.99 |
| +11.64 | 0.061 | fx= −0.93x + 4.68 | 0.99 | |
| −5.22 | 0.424 | fx= −0.88x + 4.86 | 0.99 | |
| STROKE | −10.17 | 0.327 | fx= −0.90x + 4.09 | 0.99 |
| +14.11 | 0.025 | fx= −0.92x + 4.69 | 0.99 | |
| −2.62 | 0.683 | fx= −0.91x + 4.93 | 0.99 |
HNC: Head and neck cancer; PARK: Parkinson’s.