Table 5. Correlation between VAS score and nasal cavity changes.

	Nasal cavity area
Pre-post op. VAS item	1. Inf.–Middle	2. Middle–Sup.	3. Sup.–Choana
Q1
r	–0.006	–0.098	0.056
p-value	0.952	0.351	0.596
Q2
r	–0.059	–0.026	–0.016
p-value	0.579	0.808	0.883
Q3
r	–0.148	–0.16	0.065
p-value	0.161	0.127	0.537
Q4
r	0.026	0.082	–0.015
p-value	0.804	0.438	0.884
Q5
r	–0.105	–0.064	–0.156
p-value	0.32	0.544	0.138
Q6
r	0.003	0.005	–0.108
p-value	0.98	0.959	0.304
Q7
r	0.062	0.025	–0.076
p-value	0.56	0.812	0.473

*P<0.05 for the test.

VAS, visual analog scale; Inf., inferior turbinate; Middle, middle turbinate; Sup., superior turbinate; Pre-post op., differences between pre- and postoperative score;

Q1, nasal stuffiness; Q2, sneezing; Q3, rhinorrhea; Q4, snoring, Q5, headache; Q6, facial pain; Q7, olfactory change; r, Pearson correlation coefficient