Tables
- TABLE 1
Characteristics of the study population and control group
AECOPD Controls Subjects 30 30 Sex Female 20 (67) 9 (30) Male 10 (33) 21(70) Age years Mean 75±7.7 71±13 Median 76 71 Comorbidities (patient-reported) Diabetes 7 (23) 9 (30) Atrial fibrillation 5 (17) 0 Congestive heart failure 3 (10) 0 Hypertension 3 (10) 2 (7) Angina 3 (10) 3 (10) Asthma 0 4 (13) Reflux 5 (17) 11 (37) GOLD stage 1 0 (0) 2 5 (17) 3 15 (50) 4 10 (33) Spirometry FEV1 % pred 36±15 FEV1/FVC 43.5±13.1 Respiratory rate breaths·min−1 21±6 20±6 Smoking Current 6 (20) 2 (7) Former 23 (77) 14 (47) Never 1 (3) 14 (47) BMI kg·m−2 24±6.4 28±5.6 Xerostomia 21 (70) 15 (50) Dyspnoea symptom burden# 27 (90) 15 (50) Data are presented as n, n (%) or mean±sd unless otherwise stated. AECOPD: acute exacerbation of COPD; GOLD: Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital capacity; BMI: body mass index. #: modified Medical Research Council score ≥2.
- TABLE 2
The comparison of screening results between the two groups
COPD group Cardiac group p-value Subjects n 30 30 EAT-10 score ≥3 67 23 <0.001 Swallowing speed >15 s 70 20 <0.001 Cookie swallow (cough, bolus retention) 40 23 0.40 mMRC score ≥2 90 47 <0.001 Data are presented as %, unless otherwise stated. EAT-10: 10-item Eating Assessment Tool; mMRC: modified Medical Research Council.
- TABLE 3
Distribution of mean scores from the two diagnostic/disease groups relating to each item of the 10-item Eating Assessment Tool (EAT)
COPD group Cardiac group p-value 1) My swallowing problem has caused me to lose weight 0.43 0.07 0.04 2) My swallowing problem interferes with my ability to go out for meals 0.43 0.13 0.17 3) Swallowing liquids takes extra effort 0.27 0.13 0.47 4) Swallowing solids takes extra effort 1.13 0.20 <0.001 5) Swallowing pills takes extra effort 0.40 0.13 0.16 6) Swallowing is painful 0.10 0.13 0.76 7) The pleasure of eating is affected by my swallowing 0.83 0.10 <0.001 8) When I swallow food sticks in my throat 0.60 0.33 0.19 9) I cough when I eat 0.57 0.23 0.11 10) Swallowing is stressful 0.53 0.10 0.049
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Swallowing dysfunction in patients hospitalised due to a COPD exacerbation
