Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by group.
| Group | n | Sex | Age | CAPE-V OS | V-RQOL | Singers (n) | SVHI-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVH | 38 | 38 F, 0 M | 23.4 (6.8) | 27.4 (15.4) | 67.8 (21.8) | 32 | 18.4 (8.8) |
| NPVH | 17 | 15 F, 2 M | 33.4 (13.9) | 34.9 (31.5) | 54.4 (23.5) | 9 | 25.9 (9.9) |
| Control | 45 | 44 F, 1 M | 26.2 (10.5) | NR | 95.7 (5.6) | 35 | 6.6 (5.4) |
Note. The phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction (PVH) group consisted of 38 female participants, the nonphonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction (NPVH) group consisted of 15 female (F) and two male (M) participants, and the control group consisted of 44 female participants and one male participant. Gender information was not collected. Mean (standard deviation) age, Overall Severity from the Consensus Auditory–Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V OS), Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) scores, number of singers in each group, and Singing Voice Handicap Index-10 (SVHI-10) for those singers are described. NR = not rated.