Table 3 Angle variations with respect to BMI of participants.
From: Extraction of average neck flexion angle during swallowing in neutral and chin-tuck positions
|  | BMI < 18.5 | 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 | 25 ≤ BMI < 30 | BMI ≥ 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neutral position - avg. angle | 97.5 ± 5.19 | 98.5 ± 10.2 | 95.9 ± 12.2 | 98.1 ± 10.6 |
Wet chin tuck position - avg. angle | 78.1 ± 3.50 | 79.5 ± 10.9 | 76.0 ± 9.12 | 79.2 ± 9.30 |
Wet chin tuck position - max. angle | 49.1 ± 4.47 | 53.1 ± 13.4 | 51.5 ± 9.24 | 52.5 ± 10.0 |