TABLE 4.
Comparison of smokeless tobacco users and non-tobacco users according to sinonasal symptoms
Sinonasal symtoms | Smokeless tobacco users users | Non-tobacco | x² | p | OR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||||
Runny nose | |||||||
Yes | 89 | 54.9 | 73 | 45.3 | 2.24 | 0.134 | – |
No | 210 | 48.1 | 227 | 50.9 | |||
Nasal bleeding | |||||||
Yes | 36 | 45.0 | 44 | 55.0 | 0.89 | 0.345 | – |
No | 263 | 50.7 | 256 | 49.3 | |||
Sneeze | |||||||
Yes | 157 | 54.9 | 129 | 45.1 | 5.25 | 0.022 | 1.457 (1.056–2.011) |
No | 142 | 45.5 | 170 | 54.5 | |||
Postnasal drainage | |||||||
Yes | 69 | 52.7 | 62 | 47.3 | 0.51 | 0.475 | – |
No | 229 | 49.1 | 237 | 50.9 | |||
Smell disorders | |||||||
Yes | 56 | 57.1 | 42 | 42.9 | 2.33 | 0.126 | – |
No | 243 | 48.7 | 256 | 51.3 | |||
Headache | |||||||
Yes | 150 | 54.5 | 125 | 45.5 | 4.35 | 0.037 | 1.409 (1.021–1.946) |
No | 149 | 46.0 | 175 | 54.0 | |||
Facial fullness | |||||||
Yes | 58 | 59.2 | 40 | 40.8 | 4.02 | 0.045 | 1.564 (1.008–2.427) |
No | 241 | 48.1 | 260 | 51.9 | |||
Nausea | |||||||
Yes | 71 | 56.8 | 54 | 43.2 | 2.99 | 0.084 | – |
No | 228 | 48.1 | 246 | 51.9 | |||
Anorexia | |||||||
Yes | 97 | 61.8 | 60 | 38.2 | 12.00 | 0.001 | 1.922 (1.324–2.790) |
No | 201 | 45.7 | 239 | 54.3 |
Pearson Chi-Square Test; α: 0.05.