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. 2021 Jul 27;5(2):167–175. doi: 10.1159/000517144

Table 1.

Number of swallows available for model training in each task and dysphagia severity level

Task (bolus and oral presentation) Dysphagia severity
None (controls) None (patients) Mild (patients) Moderate (patients)
Saliva: natural dry swallow 12 13 7 6
Saliva: effortful dry swallow 18 14 6 5
Liquid: 2.5 mL 18 11 7 12
Liquid: 5 mL 16 12 10 8
Liquid: natural sip 27 33 17 14
Liquid: straw sip 20 8 8 4
Puree: spoonful 13 11 5 5
Puree: spoonful with effortful swallow 20 21 13 13
Soft solid: spoonful 22 12 11 8
Hard solid: natural bite 18 15 10 2

Total 184 150 94 77