Table 7. Comparison of postoperative (at 6 and 36 months after surgery) NOSE and GBI scores among the groups with different degrees of septum deviation.

Variable	NOSE postop6 mean (SD)	p a	GBI postop6 mean (SD)	p	NOSE Postop36 mean (SD)	p	GBI postop36 mean (SD)	p
Grade I ( N  = 19)	12.63 ± 11.34	0.000	32.74 ± 8.61	0.001	10.26 ± 3.52	0.001	22.95 ± 8.72	0.119
Grade II ( N  = 13)	20.26 ± 7.58		15.59 ± 4.47		16.92 ± 9.9		18.37 ± 9.03
Grade III ( N  = 8)	45 ± 5.34		8.68 ± 4.55		23.12 ± 10.32		14.93 ± 9.26

Abbreviations: GBI, Glasgow Benefit Inventory; NOSE, Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness Questionnaire; postop6, 6 months postoperatively, postopo36, 36 months postoperatively; SD, standard deviation.

Note: ^a Kruskal-Wallis test.