Table 5.
Logistic regression analyses results for predictors to favorable response to carbonation
| OR 95% CI |
Responder: Penetration to normal, Aspiration to penetration/normal Non-responder: No change in category or penetration to aspiration, normal to penetration/aspiration |
Responder: PAScarb < PASthin Non-responder: PAScarb ≤ PASthin |
|---|---|---|
| Etiology 1 vs 2 |
0.54 (0.02, 4.80) |
1.05 (0.17, 5.55) |
| Etiology 1 vs 3 |
7.91a (1.68, 47.53) |
10.99a (2.57, 59.93) |
| Etiology 1 vs 4 |
1.00 (0.04, 11.14) |
0.53 (0.02, 5.11) |
| Age (years) |
0.98 (0.93, 1.02) |
0.96a (0.92, 1.00) |
| Sex |
0.90 (0.18, 4.04) |
1.31 (0.32,5.30) |
| Laryngeal anatomy (normal/abnormal) |
2.70 (0.51, 15.21) |
2.19 (0.46, 11.03) |
| Larynx sensation (2,3) |
1.16 (0.31, 4.28) |
1.74 (0.53, 5.95) |
|
3.23 (0.12, 45.67) |
1.80 (0.07, 20.67) |
|
| MSS (1,2,3) |
0.23 (0.01, 2.27) |
1.36 (0.21, 8.79) |
|
1.30 (0.23, 8.15) |
3.16 (0.59, 20.26) |
|
|
2.39 (0.45, 14.96) |
1.72 (0.34, 9.64) |
|
| FOIS |
1.00 (0.65, 1.56) |
1.09 (0.75, 1.64) |
| Constant |
0.61 (0.01, 28.81) |
1.40 (0.04, 53.10) |
| Observations | 81 | 81 |
PAS penetration aspiration scale; MSS Murray’s secretion scale; FOIS Functional Oral Intake Score. Etiology groups: (1) neurogenic, (2) head and neck oncology- and radiation-related, (3) deconditioning-related, (4) non-oncologic neck surgery-related. OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval
aP < 0.05