Table 1. Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.

Characteristics	Frequency (%)	Mean (SD)
Age		61.57 (8.1)
Sex
Male	23 (62.2)
Female	14 (37.8)
Time post-onset of stroke, wk		7.86 (4.61)
MMSE Scores
24-30	24 (64.9)
<24	13 (35.1)
Dysphagia Severity
Mild	3 (8.1)
Moderate	13 (35.1)
Severe	21 (56.8)

n = 37

SD: Standard deviation

MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination