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. 2023 Sep 25;85(6):606–613. doi: 10.1055/a-2158-5901

Table 3. Olfaction measures.

Preserved olfaction ( n  = 36) Prolonged olfactory loss ( n  = 5) RR (95% CI) p -value
Baseline SNOT-22 olfaction score 0.69 ± 1.45 0 ± 0 –2.02 to 0.64 0.30
Worst ΔSNOT-22 olfaction score post-op 0.50 ± 1.61 4.40 ± 0.55 2.42 to 5.38 <0.0001
Best ΔSNOT-22 olfaction score post-op –0.53 ± 1.21 2.60 ± 1.52 1.93 to 4.33 <0.0001
Time to worst ΔSNOT-22 olfaction score (d) 49.69 ± 47.79 61.80 ± 64.75 –35.96 to 60.18 0.61
Time to best ΔSNOT-22 olfaction score (d) 68.47 ± 47.49 88.00 ± 67.55 –28.66 to 67.72 0.42
Use of olfactory training (%) 0 0 6.00 (0.13–274.59) 0.36

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk; SNOT-22, 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test.