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Table 3. Nasal mucociliary clearance time based on age, gender, and severity of nasal obstruction.

Parameters		Nasal mucociliary clearance time
Parameters		Minimum	Maximum	Median	p-value
Age in years (n=40)	£40 (37)	2 min 30 sec	15 min	7 min	0.08^b
Age in years (n=40)	>40 (3)	7 min	16 min	16 min	0.08^b
Gender (n=40)	Male (27)	2 min 30 sec	16 min	7 min	0.168^b
Gender (n=40)	Female (13)	5 min	16 min	8 min 30 sec	0.168^b
Severity of nasal obstruction^a (n=20)	Mild (2)	7 min	10 min	8 min 30 sec	- 0.204^c
	Moderate (9)	4 min	12 min 30 sec	7 min 30 sec
	Severe (7)	5 min	16 min	6 min 30 sec
	Extreme (2)	15 min	16 min	15 min 30 sec

^a: Based on NOSE scale, ^b: Mann-Whitney U test, ^c: Kruskal-Wallis test, NOSE: Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation