Oral motor weakness: a possible clinical marker for sleep-related difficulties in Down syndrome children — a preliminary study

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 8 Correlation between total and subtotal scores of oral motor checklist

Parameters	R correlation coefficient	p-value
OM checklist Sect. 1 score (Chewy Tubes) with OM checklist Task 2 score (bite blocks)	0.272	0.074
OM checklist Sect. 1 score (Chewy Tubes) with OM checklist Task 3 score (horns)	0.145	0.348
OM checklist Sect. 1 score (Chewy Tubes) with OM checklist Task 4 score (straws)	0.308^a	0.042
OM checklist Sect. 2 score (bite blocks) with OM checklist Task 3 score (horns)	0.432^b	0.003
OM checklist Sect. 2 score (bite blocks) with OM checklist Task 4 score (straws)	0.374^a	0.012
OM checklist Sect. 3 score (horns) with OM checklist Task 4 score (straws)	0.520^b	0.001