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Table 2 presents mean values on SNOT 20 in the patient group and in the control group

From: Quality of life and symptoms before and after nasal septoplasty compared with healthy individuals

Question

Mean pre-operative score

Mean post-operative score

P-valueA

Mean score Control group

P ValueB

Need to blow nosea

2.8(1.3)

1.7(1.3)

0.000

0.6(0.8)

0.000

Sneezinga

1.77(1.3)

1.0(1.0)

0.000

0.5(0.7)

0.000

Runny nosea

2.0(1.5)

1.0(1.1)

0.000

0.4(0.7)

0.000

Cough

1.2(1.2)

0.7(0.9)

0.000

0.3(0.7)

0.005

Postnasal dischargea

1.6(1.4)

0.9(1.3)

0.000

0.2(0.6)

0.000

Thick nasal dischargea

1.9(1.5)

1.0(1.3)

0.000

0.2(0.5)

0.000

Ear fullnessb

1.2(1.3)

0.7(1.1)

0.000

0.6(1.1)

0.4

Dizzinessb

1.0(1.2)

0.4(0.7)

0.000

0.4(0.8)

0.4

Ear painb

0.7(1.1)

0.4(0.9)

0.01

0.4(0.9)

0.9

Facial pain/pressureb

1.2(1.4)

0.4(0.9)

0.000

0.2(0.5)

0.05

Difficulty falling to sleepc

1.7(1.5)

1.0(1.3)

0.000

0.3(0.9)

0.000

Wake up at nightc

2.5(1.5)

1.3(1.3)

0.000

0.7(1.2)

0.008

Lack of good night sleepc

2.8(1.6)

1.5(1.5)

0.000

0.6(1.2)

0.000

Wake up tired

3.0(1.3)

1.7(1.5)

0.000

1.0(1.8)

0.01

Fatigued

1.8(1.5)

0.9(1.3)

0.000

0.3(0.7)

0.000

Reduced productivityd

1.9(1.1)

0.9(1.1)

0.000

0.2(0.6)

0.000

Reduced consentrationd

2.1(1.4)

1,0(1.2)

0.000

0.4(0.7)

0.000

Frustrated/restless/ irritabled

2.0(1.6)

0.9(1.3)

0.000

0.3(0.7)

0.003

Sadd

1.0(1.3)

0.5(1.0)

0.000

0.2(0.5)

0.003

Embarrassedd

0.8(1.0)

0.3(0.8)

0.001

0.1(0.3)

0.007

Subset

 Rhinologica

1.9(1.0)

1.0(0.8)

0.001

0.4(0.4)

0.000

 Ear/faceb

1.0(1.0)

0.5(0.7)

0.000

0.4(0.7)

0.2

 Sleep functionc

2,3(1.3)

1.3(1.3)

0.000

0.5(0.9)

0.000

 Psycological functiond

1.6(1.1)

0.7(1.0)

0.000

0.3(0.5)

0.000

Mean SNOT-20 score

1.8(0.8)

0.9(0.8)

0.000

0.4(0.5)

0.000

  1. P- valueA is the p value for improvement in the patient group from preoperatively to postoperatively. P-valueB is p-value for a difference between postoperative SNOT-20 in the patients compared to the control group
  2. a Questions belonging to rhinologic subset
  3. b Questions belonging to ear/facial subset
  4. c Questions belonging to sleep function subset
  5. d Questions belonging to psychological function subset