Table 2.
Left: Taste intensity testing results (raw mean score) in control, CRSsNP, and CRSwNP patients. Right: Propensity score modeling-adjusted differences between control and CRS groups reported as adjusted difference (standard error).
| Raw taste intensity scores |
Propensity score adjusted differences |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | CRSsNP | CRSwNP | Control vs. CRSsNP | p | Control vs. CRSwNP | p | |
| Quinine | 3.26 | 2.69 | 2.22 | 0.29 (0.24) | 0.221 | 0.89 (0.21) | <0.001 |
| Sucrose | 5.99 | 6.43 | 6.44 | −0.65 (0.25) | 0.011 | −0.65 (0.23) | 0.005 |
| NaCl | 6.67 | 6.44 | 6.68 | −0.06 (0.27) | 0.824 | −0.22 (0.23) | 0.356 |
| Comb. score | −6.67 | −10.02 | −13.77 | 4.18 (1.10) | <0.001 | 5.94 (1.01) | <0.001 |
Significant values are shown in bold.