Table 4.

Comparison between elderly (GI) and adult (GII) groups for initial intensity (II).

Consistency	Elderly group	Adult group	p-value
Dry	34.8 dB	52.4 dB	0.0000a
Liquid – DL	38.6 dB	5.3 dB	0.0000a
Liquid – 5 mL	43.5 dB	45.5 dB	0.0611
Liquid – 10 mL	48.9 dB	65.3 dB	0.0000a
Nectar – DL	38.0 dB	29.3 dB	0.0000a
Nectar – 5 mL	44.0 dB	32.6 dB	0.0000a
Nectar – 10 mL	36.8 dB	32.4 dB	0.0000a
Honey – DL	38.1 dB	54.2 dB	0.0000a
Honey – 5 mL	44.5 dB	40.3 dB	0.0002a
Honey – 10 mL	41.4 dB	44.1 dB	0.0227a
Pudding – DL	38.2 dB	38.2 dB	0.8278
Pudding – 5 mL	44.9 dB	42.5 dB	0.1530
Pudding – 10 mL	36.7 dB	36.2 dB	0.7228

Student's t-test.

^aSignificant differences at the 0.05 significance level.