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Appendix 6 Self-reported swallowing and secondary functional outcomes with no including ‘not at all’ and yes including ‘a little’, ‘quite a bit’, and ‘very much’. Outcomes at 4- and 12-month follow-up grouped by intended surgery
and RT. Poisson regression analysis comparing RT
to surgery (reference).
4-month follow-up
12-month follow-up
Number of participants (%)
Regression analysis
Number of participants (%)
Regression analysis
Self-reported swallowing outcomes
Surgery (n = 150)
RT
(n = 150)
RR (95% CI)
P
value
Surgery (n = 150)
RT
(n = 150)
RR (95% CI)
P
value
Problems swallowing liquids, pureed or solid food
Problems swallowing liquids
Problems swallowing pureed food
Problems swallowing solid food
No 32 Yes 53
Unknown 65
No 48 Yes 37
Unknown 65
No 60 Yes 24
Unknown 66
No 33 Yes 49 Unknown 68
(38) (62)
(57) (44)
(71) (29)
(40) (60)
16 (18) 75 (82)
59
44 (48) 48 (52)
58
41 (46) 48 (54)
61
18 (20) 74 (80) 58
42 (46) 49 (54)
59
75 (81) 18 (19)
57
13 (14) 79 (86)
58
60 (65) 32 (35) 58
MA: 1.5 (1.1–1.9)
A: 1.3 (1.0–1.7)
MA: 1.5 (1.0–2.2)
A: 1.2 (0.8–1.9)
MA: 2.7 (1.5–4.8)
A: 1.9 (1.0–3.5)
MA: 1.5 (1.1–2.0)
A: 1.4 (1.0–1.8)
MA: 1.6 (1.0–2.6)
A: 1.4 (0.9–2.3)
MA: 1.1 (1.5–2.6)
A: 0.7 (0.3–1.8)
MA: 1.2 (1.0–1.4)
A: 1.1 (0.9–1.3)
MA: 1.4 (0.8–2.4)
A: 1.1 (0.6–1.9)
.004 .031
.067 .313
.001 .036
.004 .029
.041 .161
.772 .482
.100 .302
.249 .804
37 (45)
46 (55)
67 70
MA: 1.6 .001 (1.2–2.2)
A: 1.6 .001 (1.2–2.2)
MA: 1.4 .317 (0.7–3.0)
A: 1.3 .453 (0.6–2.8)
MA: 1.8 .150 (0.8–4.2)
A: 1.5 .332 (0.7–3.2)
MA: 1.7 <.001 (1.3–2.3)
A: 1.7 .001 (1.3–2.3)
MA: 2.1 .041 (1.0–4.4)
A: 2.0 .071 (0.9–4.2)
NA
MA: 1.4 .046 (1.0–1.8)
A: 1.2 .207 (0.9–1.7)
MA: 2.6 .003 (1.4–4.8)
A: 2.5 .005 (1.3–4.6)
17 (21) 63 (79)
67 (81)
16 (19)
67 70
58 (73) 22 (28)
72 (87)
11 (13)
67 71
59 (75) 20 (25)
40 (48)
43 (52)
67 70
17 (21) 63 (79)
Secondary functional outcomes
Weight loss
Tube feeding
Pain mouth, jaw or throat
Coughing
No 54 Yes 31
Unknown 65
No 74 Yes 13
Unknown 63
No 15 Yes 71
Unknown 64
No 59 Yes 23 Unknown 68
(64) (37)
(85) (15)
(17) (83)
(72) (28)
67 (83)
14 (17)
69 74
52 (68) 24 (32)
80 (96)
3 (4)
67 72
31 (38)
51 (62)
68 70
75 (96) 3 (4)
23 (29) 57 (71)
65 (78) 18 (22) 67
43 (54) 36 (46) 71
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