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. 2018 Aug 8;6(3):284–292. doi: 10.14744/nci.2018.50024

TABLE 4.

Comparison of smokeless tobacco users and non-tobacco users according to sinonasal symptoms

Sinonasal symtoms Smokeless tobacco users users Non-tobacco 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.