Table 2 Results of the measurements in 13 infants
Teat 1 Mean (range) | Teat 2 Mean (range) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Swallowing-rate per minute | 38.0 (23–64) | 29.7 (19–40) | 0.020* |
Respiration after swallowing | |||
% Inhalation after swallowing | 29.4 (9–52) | 25.9 (0–79) | 0.578 |
% Exhalation after swallowing | 69.9 (48–91) | 74.1 (21–100) | 0.461 |
SNIF | |||
% No SNIF | 15.3 (0–32) | 26.3 (0–75) | 0.087 |
% occurrence of a SNIF | 84.6 (68–100) | 73.7 (25–100) | 0.094 |
Suck-swallow ratio | |||
% 1:1 | 49.3 (9–98) | 33.5 (0–71) | 0.039* |
% 2:1 | 31.6 (2–62) | 47.5 (14–71) | 0.014* |
% 3:1 | 15.2 (0–39) | 17.1 (0–29) | 0.276 |
% 4:1 | 2.6 (0–18) | 1.9 (0–11) | 0.594 |