Table 7.

Improved Taste on the Visual Analog Scale.

Gustation VAS	n	Mean ± Std. deviation	Median (min-max) IQR	P*
First appointment	80	6.1 ± 2.7	6 (0-10) IQR = 4	.009
Second visit	80	6.9 ± 2.5	7 (1-10) IQR = 4
Taste improvement	80	0.8 ± 2.9	1 ( − 8-8) IQR = 3.5

Abbreviations: VAS: visual analog scale; IQR, interquartile range (quartile 3 – quartile 1); AOT, advanced olfactory training; COT, classical olfactory training.

*Wilcoxon's non-parametric test, P < .05.

*At this evaluation, the analysis was for OAT and COT combined.