Table 3 The swallow functions in HNC patients underwent rehabilitation (n = 66) or not (n = 24).

EAT-10

Non-Rehabilitation

3.08 ± 1.56

10.67 ± 7.22

10.25 ± 4.45

2.85

0.11

0.02

21.49

0.001

0.81

8.11

0.008

0.61

Rehabilitation

3.61 ± 3.74

6.67 ± 5.92

4.82 ± 5.45

Reflux Symptom Index

Non-Rehabilitation

4.92 ± 1.83

10.01 ± 6.16

12.33 ± 2.61

14.28

0.003

0.56

13.72

0.001

0.73

10.48

0.004

0.67

Rehabilitation

4.01 ± 2.55

6.67 ± 3.37

7.36 ± 7.42

FOIS

Non-Rehabilitation

6.92 ± 0.29

3.83 ± 0.39

5.08 ± 0.90

20.79

0.001

0.65

25.88

0.001

0.83

10.77

0.003

0.68

Rehabilitation

6.97 ± 0.17

6.15 ± 1.39

6.66 ± 0.75

PAS

Non-Rehabilitation

1.17 ± 0.39

2.08 ± 1.73

4.75 ± 1.36

2.87

0.11

0.20

18.31

0.001

0.78

9.16

0.005

0.64

Rehabilitation

1.18 ± 0.39

2.18 ± 1.91

1.82 ± 1.69

Oral transit time (OTT)

Non-Rehabilitation

0.34 ± 0.12

0.69 ± 0.59

0.57 ± 0.26

0.50

0.49

0.04

3.10

0.09

0.38

0.33

0.72

0.06

Rehabilitation

0.40 ± 0.32

0.44 ± 0.18

0.47 ± 0.33

Pharyngeal Delay time (PDT)

Non-Rehabilitation

0.15 ± 0.11

0.10 ± 0.24

0.58 ± 0.29

0.16

0.69

0.01

0.99

0.40

0.16

1.93

0.19

0.27

Rehabilitation

0.10 ± 0.16

0.09 ± 0.13

0.12 ± 0.20

Pharyngeal transit time (PTT)

Non-Rehabilitation

0.64 ± 0.30

0.75 ± 0.33

0.91 ± 0.38

0.48

0.50

0.04

2.33

0.14

0.31

2.16

0.16

0.30

Rehabilitation

0.63 ± 0.29

0.89 ± 0.29

0.76 ± 0.54

Oral Impairment Score

Non-Rehabilitation

4.25 ± 2.42

8.58 ± 4.48

7.25 ± 4.43

0.01

0.92

0.01

16.03

0.001

0.76

2.72

0.11

0.35

Rehabilitation

4.27 ± 2.25

9.12 ± 3.85

5.85 ± 3.51

Pharyngeal Impairment Score

Non-Rehabilitation

3.42 ± 3.20

6.08 ± 6.01

5.58 ± 4.32

0.23

0.64

0.02

7.94

0.009

0.61

0.64

0.54

0.11

Rehabilitation

3.91 ± 3.07

6.48 ± 4.07

4.21 ± 4.09

Esophageal Impairment Score

Non-Rehabilitation

0.25 ± 0.62

0.42 ± 0.67

0.67 ± 0.89

1.35

0.26

0.11

1.40

0.29

0.21

1.55

0.25

0.23

Rehabilitation

0.36 ± 0.70

0.30 ± 0.47

0.24 ± 0.61