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Table. 3.

Partial correlation coefficient (r) adjusted for gender, age, BMI, NIHSS, MMSE-K and albumin

Variables VDS-O VDS-P PAS



r P r P r P
Total (n=64)
HLS −.205 .103 −.715 <.001** −.662 <.001**
HGS −.517 <.001** −.437 <.001** −.431 <.001**
CC −.315 .013* −.224 .091 −.239 .071
Non-aspiration (PAS 1-5) (n=46)
HLS −.226 .113 −.494 <.001** −.406 .007**
HGS −.421 .005** −.337 .021* −.322 .033*
CC −.315 .048* −.203 .127 −.254 .096
Aspiration (PAS 6-8) (n=18)
HLS −.272 .151 −.508 .019* −.435 .043*
HGS −.485 .023 −.395 .059 −.354 .065
CC −.449 .041* −.265 .156 −.324 .133

*P<0.05, **P<0.01.

BMI: Body mass index, NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, MMSE-K: Korean version of the mini-mental state examination, VDS-O: Videofluoroscopic dysphagia scale-oral phase, VDS-P: Videofluoroscopic dysphagia scale-pharyngeal phase, PAS: Penetration-Aspiration scale, HLS: Head lifting strength, HGS: Hand grip strength, CC: Calf circumference.

J Korean Dysphagia Soc 2022;12:24~34 https://doi.org/10.34160/jkds.2022.12.1.003
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