Table 1.
Number of swallows available for model training in each task and dysphagia severity level
| Task (bolus and oral presentation) | Dysphagia severity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Total | 184 | 150 | 94 | 77 |