Table 2.
Level of agreement between anterior rhinoscopy and diagnostic nasal endoscopy in patients with sinonasal diseases
| Finding | Endoscopy positive | Endoscopy negative | Kappa | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anterior rhinoscopy positive | Anterior rhinoscopy negative | Anterior rhinoscopy positive | Anterior rhinoscopy negative | |||
| Deviated nasal septum | 155 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 0.735 | <0.05 |
| Inferior turbinate hypertrophy | 67 | 24 | 4 | 105 | 0.712 | <0.05 |
| Middle turbinate hypertrophy | 27 | 43 | 3 | 127 | 0.418 | <0.05 |
| Mucopurulent discharge in middle meatus | 61 | 26 | 12 | 101 | 0.606 | <0.05 |
| Polyp | 36 | 20 | 1 | 143 | 0.709 | <0.05 |