Table 5.
Relationship between threshold scores and age, gender, aetiology and use of pedicled nasoseptal flap
| Variable | Odour threshold | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved (n (%)) |
Stable (n (%)) |
Worsened (n (%)) |
P-value | |
| Age | ||||
| – ≤40 – >40 |
5 (33.3) 10 (66.7) |
5 (55.6) 4 (44.1) |
2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) |
0.456 |
| Gender | ||||
| – Female | 12 (80) | 7 (77.8) | 1 (33.3) | 0.298 |
| – Male | 3 (20) | 2 (22.2) | 2 (66.7) | |
| Aetiology | ||||
| – Spontaneous | 8 (53.3) | 3 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0.542 |
| – Traumatic | 7 (46.7) | 6 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
| Use of pedicled flap | ||||
| – No | 4 (26.7) | 4 (44.4) | 0 (0) | 0.504 |
| – Yes | 11 (73.3) | 5 (55.6) | 3 (100) | |