97 5 Appendix 6a. Spearman correlation coefficients of the WST versus the GRIX for the number of swallows *: p<0.05, M0: before treatment, M3: 3 months after treatment, M6: 6 months after treatment Appendix 6b. Spearman correlation coefficients of the WST versus the GRIX for the swallowing duration *: p<0.05, M0: before treatment, M3: 3 months after treatment, M6: 6 months after treatment WST Number of swallows GRIX M0 (n = 97) M3 (n = 85) M6 (n = 87) Spearman’s ρ p-value Spearman’s ρ p-value Spearman’s ρ p-value Xerostomia during day 0.081 0.428 -0.071 0.513 -0.056 0.605 Xerostomia during night 0.115 0.257 0.095 0.374 -0.036 0.734 Xerostomia total score 0.098 0.341 0.025 0.820 -0.077 0.476 Sticky saliva during day 0.082 0.420 0.059 0.584 -0.048 0.652 Sticky saliva during night 0.103 0.307 -0.101 0.342 -0.066 0.529 Sticky saliva total score 0.075 0.459 -0.009 0.931 -0.107 0.315 WST Duration GRIX M0 (n = 97) M3 (n = 85) M6 (n = 87) Spearman’s ρ p-value Spearman’s ρ p-value Spearman’s ρ p-value Xerostomia during day 0.103 0.307 0.060 0.584 0.022 0.843 Xerostomia during night 0.190 0.058 0.155 0.145 0.042 0.691 Xerostomia total score 0.137 0.180 0.124 0.257 0.027 0.805 Sticky saliva during day 0.185 0.064 0.149 0.161 0.080 0.453 Sticky saliva during night 0.244 0.014* 0.046 0.665 -0.001 0.990 Sticky saliva total score 0.212 0.034* 0.109 0.306 0.008 0.941
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