Table 3. Olfaction measures.
Preserved olfaction ( n = 36) | Prolonged olfactory loss ( n = 5) | RR (95% CI) | p -value | |
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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.