Table 2.
Smokers | Non-smokers | ||
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Number of Patients (preop) | 49 | 172 | |
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Preop SNOT-20 (mean) | 27.8 | 26.2 | |
95% CI (24.3 to 31.3) | 95% CI (24.4 to 28.0) | ||
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Short Term Postop SNOT-20 | 5.7 | 10.1 | Smokers p<0.0005 |
95% CI (1.4 to 10.0) | 95% CI (8.2 to 12.1) | Non-smokers p<0.0005 | |
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Short Term SNOT-20 improvement | 22.1 | 16.1 | p=0.044 (smokers vs. non-smokers) |
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Long Term Postop SNOT-20 | 8.3 | 11.4 | |
95% CI (4.3 to 12.3) | 95% CI (9.0 to 13.8) | ||
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Short to Long Term Change in SNOT-20 score | 2.6 | 1.3 | Smokers p = .25 |
Non-smokers p = .10 | |||
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Long Term SNOT-20 improvement | 19.5 | 14.8 | Smokers p <0.0001 |
Non-smokers p <0.0001 |