The Occurrence of Laryngeal Penetration and Aspiration in Patients with Glottal Closure Insufficiency

Table 3

Frequency of different patterns of GCI with their PAS score.

Overall PAS score	2.75
Pattern of GCI		Patients with penetration	Patients with aspiration	Mean of PAS score
Anterior chink	𝑁=0 (0%)	—	—	—
Posterior chink	𝑁=7 (16%)	𝑁=0 (0%)	𝑁=0 (0%)	1
Irregular	𝑁=1 (2.3%)	𝑁=0 (0%)	𝑁=0 (0%)	1
Spindle	𝑁=5 (11.3%)	𝑁=1 (20%)	𝑁=0 (0%)	2
Hourglass	𝑁=8 (18.2%)	𝑁=0 (0%)	𝑁=0 (0%)	1
Incomplete closure	𝑁=23 (52.2%)	𝑁=5 (21.73%)	𝑁=1 (4.34%); PAS score: 7	2.85; Range: (2-3)