Table 4 Comparison of VFSS findings between patients with and without unintentional weight loss during 3-month follow up period.
Parameter (n = 27) | Barium sulfate | Iohexol | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients with unintentional weight loss (n = 13), median (IQR) | Patients without unintentional weight loss (n = 14), median (IQR) | p valuea | Patients with unintentional weight loss (n = 13), median (IQR) | Patients without unintentional weight loss (n = 14), median (IQR) | p valuea | |
FDS score | ||||||
Total score | 45 (15–57.5) | 23 (7–43.3) | 0.152 | 41 (17–50) | 24 (0–39.3) | 0.080 |
Lip closure | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.937 | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.937 |
Bolus formation | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–3) | 0.902 | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–3) | 0.902 |
Residue in oral cavity | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0.517 | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0.517 |
Oral transit time | 6 (0–6) | 0 (0–0) | 0.013* | 6 (0–6) | 0 (0–0) | 0.033* |
Triggering of pharyngeal swallow | 10 (5–10) | 5 (0–10) | 0.272 | 10 (5–10) | 5 (0–10) | 0.272 |
Laryngeal elevation and normal epiglottic closure | 0 (0–12) | 0 (0–12) | 0.588 | 12 (0–12) | 0 (0–12) | 0.353 |
Nasal penetration | 4 (2–4) | 4 (0–4) | 0.207 | 4 (2–4) | 0 (0–4) | 0.027* |
Residue in valleculae | 4 (2–8) | 4 (4–8) | 0.776 | 4 (4–8) | 4 (0–4) | 0.036* |
Residue in pyriform sinuses | 4 (2–8) | 4 (0–8) | 0.720 | 4 (2–6) | 2 (0–4) | 0.190 |
Coating of pharyngeal wall after swallow | 0 (0–10) | 0 (0–0) | 0.027* | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.335 |
Pharyngeal transit time | 4 (0–4) | 4 (0–4) | 0.820 | 4 (2–4) | 2 (0–4) | 0.155 |
PAS score | 3 (1–6.5) | 3 (1–6.3) | 0.581 | 3 (2.5–7) | 1 (1–3) | 0.016* |
Number of swallows to eliminate food and contrast from pharyngeal space | 10 (5–10) | 4.5 (2–7) | 0.017* | 5 (4–7) | 3 (2–4.5) | 0.006* |
