Comparison of the Pressure Achieved in the Abnormal Pressure Group and the Time Taken to Achieve the Target Tongue Pressure in the Normal Pressure Group
Age group
n
Abnormal pressure group (kPa)
p-value
Standard tongue pressure (kPa)
60∼69
18
14.53 (7.58)a
<0.001
30
70∼79
15
8.14 (4.15)b
20
80∼89
44
6.38 (5.01)c
20
≥90
6
4.52 (2.86)d
20
Total
83
Values are presented as mean (standard deviation).
Data analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and Games–Howell post-hoc (p<0.05).
a,b,c,dDifferent superscript letters indicate significant differences between groups (p<0.001).
