Table 3.
Comparison of videofluoroscopic swallowing study parameters between the 2 groups with and without aspiration pneumonia.
| Variables | Pneumonia group (n = 107) | Non-pneumonia group (n = 809) | P-value | OR | 95% CI |
| OTTa | 10 (9.3) | 45 (5.6) | .126 | 1.750 | 0.854–3.585 |
| LEa | 15 (14.0) | 76 (9.4) | .136 | 1.573 | 0.868–2.850 |
| PDTa | 47 (43.9) | 253 (31.3) | .009∗ | 1.721 | 1.143–2.593 |
| PTTa | 38 (35.5) | 196 (24.2) | .013∗ | 1.722 | 1.123–2.641 |
| PASb | < .001∗ | 1.432 | 1.213–1.690 | ||
| 1,2,4 | 57 (53.3) | 563 (69.6) | .065 | 0.676 | 0.446–1.025 |
| 3,5,6 | 6 (0.06) | 49 (0.06) | .676 | 1.209 | 0.496–2.946 |
| 7 | 17 (15.9) | 120 (14.8) | .253 | 1.399 | 0.786–2.490 |
| 8 | 27 (25.2) | 77 (9.5) | < .001∗∗ | 3.463 | 2.067–5.803 |