Table 2 Reported gender differences in maximum isometric tongue strength pressures (PmaxS) of normal adults
From: OroPress a new wireless tool for measuring oro-lingual pressures: a pilot study in healthy adults
Author(s) | Device | Sample size | Male: PMaxS* | Female: PMaxS* | Sig. diff in gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vitorino, 2010 [21] | IOPI | N = 75 | 56.81 ± 7.21 kPa | 56.37 ± 6.9 kPa | Yes |
(m = 35, f = 40) | |||||
Stierwalt & Youmans, 2007 [10] | IOPI | N = 200 | 63.24 ± 13.86 kPa | 57.15 ± 13.50 kPa | Yes |
(m = 80, f = 120) | |||||
Youmans & Stierwalt, 2006 [2] | IOPI | N = 90 | 64.0 ± 13.7 kPa | 55.9 ± 12.5 kPa | Yes |
(m = 45, f = 45) | |||||
Crow & Ship, 1996 [11] | IOPI | N = 99 | 74.8 ± 18.9 kPa | 64.7 ± 19.6 kPa | Yes |
(m = 52, f = 47) | |||||
Nicosia et al., 2000 [5] | KSW | N = 20 | Not provided | Not provided | No |