Table 2.
Patient demographics, primary diagnosis and videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS) indication
| Demographics | Valuea |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 18(60.0%) |
| Female | 12 (40.0%) |
| Race | |
| African-American | 7 (23.3%) |
| Caucasian | 21 (70.0%) |
| Other | 2 (6.7%) |
| Postmenstrual age in weeks | 49.5 (46.8–53.8) |
| Primary diagnosis | |
| Prematurity | 5 (16.7%) |
| Airway malformation | 6 (20.0%) |
| Gastrointestinal | 5 (16.7%) |
| Neurologic | 5 (16.7%) |
| Cardiovascular | 3 (10.0%) |
| Pulmonary | 6 (20.0%) |
| VFSS indication | |
| Coughing/choking with feeds | 11 (36.7%) |
| Insufficient volume of milk ingestion | 5 (16.7%) |
| Chronic respiratory morbidity | 5 (16.7%) |
| Follow-up on previous impairment | 3 (10.0%) |
| Cardiopulmonary instability with feeds | 2 (6.7%) |
| Fussiness with feeds | 2 (6.7%) |
| Routine postsurgical evaluation | 2 (6.7%) |
a
Values shown are number of infants (%) for all variables except postmenstrual age, for which the reported values are median and interquartile range. Percentages were rounded and might not add to 100%