Table 5.
Comparison of olfactory and gustatory recovery rates and chemosensory loss duration between patients’ groups with varying chemosensory loss severity.
| Recovery Rates Patients; n (%) | p | Days to Recovery Mean ± SD | p * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smell loss severity | 0.396 | 0.04 | ||
| Moderate Severe Extremely severe |
10 (83) 11 (100) 27 (87) |
9 ± 6.8 21.2 ± 12.5 14.7 ± 10.3 |
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| Taste loss severity | 0.51 | 0.084 | ||
| Moderate Severe Extremely severe |
8 (73) 6 (85) 28 (88) |
8.5 ± 7 15.8 ± 12.8 14.8 ± 10.7 |
n: number; %: percentage of patients in any chemosensory severity subgroup who recovered; SD: standard deviation; p: comparison of recovery rates between groups of different chemosensory severity, Chi-square test; p *: comparison of days to recovery between groups of different chemosensory severity, Kruskal–Wallis test.