Table 4 Predictors of aspiration and penetration on early Videofluoroscopic test

Sex

0.261^a

0.367^a

Cancer diagnosis

0.050^a

0.157^a

Radiation exposure

0.050^a*

0.002^a*

Preoperative G-tube

0.016^a*

0.030^a*

Percentage tongue resected

0.167^a

0.224^a

HCL class

0.378^a

0.601^a

Condyle resected

0.280^a

0.574^a

Ramus resected

0.500^a

0.500^a

Body resected

0.402^a

0.644^a

Anterior resection

0.349^a

0.146^a

Age

0.008^b*

0.092^b

Bony defect (cm)

0.993^b

0.348^b

Skin paddle area (cm²)

<0.001^b*

0.013^b*