Table 4. Correlation between MCA1 and MCA2 values and NOSE and GBI scores 36 months postoperatively.

	NOSE postop36	GBI postop36
MCA1 postop36
r-value a	–0.085	0.114
p	0.604	0.482
MCA2 postop36
r-value a	-0.125	0.085
p	0.444	0.6

Abbreviations: GBI, Glasgow Benefit Inventory; MCA1, minimal cross-sectional area at the first 2 cm of the nasal cavity; MCA2, minimal cross-sectional area between 2–5 cm into the nasal cavity; NOSE, Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness Questionnaire.

Note: ^a Spearman's (rho) correlation coefficient.