Table 5 Comparison between mean of nasometer values before and after the intervention
Nasometer values | Pre | Post | Test of sig. | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/a/ | (n = 40) | (n = 40) | ||
Min.–max. | 7.0–93.0 | 3.0–99.0 | Z = 3.999* | < 0.001* |
Mean ± SD | 42.03 ± 20.0 | 24.65 ± 21.03 | ||
Median | 44.50 | 22.0 | ||
/i/ | (n = 40) | (n = 40) | ||
Min.–max. | 5.0–96.0 | 7.0–98.0 | t = 5.438* | < 0.001* |
Mean ± SD | 66.0 ± 25.78 | 46.40 ± 21.96 | ||
Median | 76.0 | 45.0 | ||
/u/ | (n = 40) | (n = 40) | ||
Min.–max. | 6.0–87.0 | 2.0–98.0 | Z = 3.636* | < 0.001* |
Mean ± SD | 45.23 ± 25.19 | 30.35 ± 23.24 | ||
Median | 44.50 | 28.50 | ||
/b/ | (n = 40) | (n = 40) | ||
Min.–max. | 7.0–95.0 | 0.0–98.0 | Z = 3.979* | < 0.001* |
Mean ± SD | 60.90 ± 30.27 | 29.95 ± 30.36 | ||
Median | 75.50 | 16.50 | ||
/t/ | (n = 38) | (n = 39) | ||
Min.–max. | 10.0–91.0 | 0.0–92.0 | Z = 4.112* | < 0.001* |
Mean ± SD | 50.18 ± 28.94 | 27.05 ± 27.13 | ||
Median | 43.50 | 16.0 | ||
/k/ | (n = 32) | (n = 40) | ||
Min.–max. | 7.0–94.0 | 0.0–98.0 | Z = 2.674* | 0.007* |
Mean ± SD | 46.50 ± 27.15 | 30.63 ± 25.17 | ||
Median | 41.0 | 20.0 | ||
Nasal sentence | (n = 40) | (n = 40) | ||
Min.–max. | 42.0–92.0 | 37.0–97.0 | t = 3.864* | < 0.001* |
Mean ± SD | 71.83 ± 13.01 | 60.98 ± 12.15 | ||
Median | 71.0 | 60.50 | ||
Oral sentence | (n = 40) | (n = 40) | ||
Min.–max | 8.0–87.0 | 9.0–99.0 | Z = 3.623* | < 0.001* |
Mean ± SD | 48.78 ± 19.11 | 35.25 ± 18.80 | ||
Median | 52.0 | 34.0 |