Table 2 Mean dose (cGy) by aspiration status for each laryngeal substructure
Sample size | All Patients | Aspirators | Non-aspirators | AUC | Univariate p-value | Multivariate p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | 10 | 19 | ||||
Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | Mean (sd) | ||||
Structure | ||||||
 AE Folds | 6606 (679) | 7025 (398) | 6386 (700) | 0.753 | 0.025 | 0.025 |
 Arytenoids | 5832 (1070) | 6419 (568) | 5523 (1152) | 0.737 | 0.045 | NS |
 Glossoepiglottic fold | 7304 (459) | 7507 (289) | 7197 (500) | 0.668 | 0.096 | NS |
 Cricoid cartilage | 5722 (975) | 6207 (616) | 5466 (1044) | 0.695 | 0.063 | NS |
 Thyroid cartilage | 6406 (739) | 6841 (532) | 6178 (741) | 0.747 | 0.029 | NS |
 Epiglottis | 6947 (611) | 7300 (406) | 6761 (626) | 0.747 | 0.032 | NS |
 Suprahyoid epiglottis | 7178 (482) | 7422 (360) | 7050 (497) | 0.726 | 0.058 | NS |
 Infrahyoid epiglottis | 6487 (840) | 6867 (573) | 6287 (901) | 0.711 | 0.085 | NS |
 Total larynx | 6217 (823) | 6675 (504) | 5977 (866) | 0.747 | 0.038 | NS |
 Supraglottic larynx | 6573 (754) | 6996 (446) | 6350 (795) | 0.732 | 0.037 | NS |
 Subglottic larynx | 5571 (1062) | 6018 (638) | 5336 (1175) | 0.679 | 0.110 | NS |
 Glottic larynx | 5834 (1074) | 6358 (634) | 5559 (1167) | 0.711 | 0.067 | NS |