Table 2:
Pearson and Kendall’s tau correlation coefficients, 95% confidence intervals (CI), and P values between CFD variables and subjective nasal patency (NOSE and VAS scores), narrow side only.
| Subjective scores vs objective
variable (Narrow side) |
Pearson correlation | Kendall’s tau correlation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | 95% CI | P Value | rho | 95% CI | P Value | |
| NOSE | ||||||
| Unilateral Airflow (ml/s) | -0.55 | -0.24 to −0.76 | 0.0016 | -0.35 | -0.14 to −0.56 | 0.001 |
| Unilateral Resistance (Pa.s/ml) | - | - | N.S. | 0.40 | 0.21 to 0.58 | <0.0001 |
| Unilateral Heat Flux (W/m2) | -0.48 | -0.14 to −0.72 | 0.0075 | - | - | N.S. |
| SAHF50 (cm2) | -0.55 | -0.24 to −0.76 | 0.0016 | -0.38 | -0.14 to −0.62 | 0.0016 |
| Inferior region airflow (ml/s) | - | - | N.S. | - | - | N.S. |
| Middle region airflow (ml/s) | -0.76 | -0.56 to −0.88 | <0.0001 | -0.54 | -0.38 to −0.69 | <0.0001 |
| Superior region airflow (ml/s) | - | - | N.S. | - | - | N.S. |
| VAS | ||||||
| Unilateral Airflow (ml/s) | -0.49 | -0.16 to −0.73 | 0.0056 | -0.32 | -0.12 to −0.53 | 0.0018 |
| Unilateral Resistance (Pa.s/ml) | - | - | N.S. | 0.41 | 0.22 to 0.61 | <0.0001 |
| Unilateral Heat Flux (W/m2) | -0.43 | -0.09 to −0.69 | 0.0166 | - | - | N.S. |
| SAHF50(cm2) | -0.51 | -0.19 to −0.74 | 0.0038 | -0.37 | -0.17 to −0.58 | 0.0004 |
| Inferior region airflow (ml/s) | - | - | N.S. | - | - | N.S. |
| Middle region airflow (ml/s) | -0.64 | -0.36 to −0.81 | 0.0002 | -0.38 | -0.19 to −0.58 | 0.0002 |
| Superior region airflow (ml/s) | - | - | N.S. | - | - | N.S. |
Abbreviations: N.S. = Not significant; SAHF50 = Surface area where heat flux > 50 W/m2.