Table 5.
Differences in sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal pruritus, nasal congestion, and TNSS among the four groups after five visits based on the GEE model.
| A Group (n = 28) | B Group (n = 31) | C Group (n = 31) | PLC Group (n = 32) | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscale | n | Value (95% CI a) | n | Value (95% CI) | n | Value (95% CI) | n | Value (95% CI) | |
| Sneezing | 28 | 0.028 (−0.321, 0.377) | 31 | −0.229 (−0.536, 0.077) | 31 | −0.250 (−0.604, 0.104) | 32 | Referent | 0.041 b |
| Rhinorrhea | 28 | −0.014 (−0.404, 0.376) | 31 | −0.332 (−0.677, 0.012) | 31 | −0.202 (−0.627, 0.223) | 32 | Referent | 0.104 |
| Nasal pruritus | 28 | −0.258 (−0.671, 0.155) | 31 | −0.250 (−0.662, 0.161) | 31 | −0.242 (−0.643, 0.159) | 32 | Referent | 0.414 |
| Nasal congestion | 28 | −0.192 (−0.583, 0.199) | 31 | −0.330 (−0.750, 0.089) | 31 | −0.289 (−0.713, 0.136) | 32 | Referent | 0.441 |
| TNSS | 28 | −0.436 (−1.663, 0.791) | 31 | −1.142 (−2.328, 0.044) | 31 | −0.983 (−2.324, 0.357) | 32 | Referent | 0.070 |
a CI, confidence interval. b p < 0.05, intergroup comparisons (difference between four groups).