Table 3.
Chemosensory function differences between patients with remission, mild, and moderate–severe IBD.
| Remission (n = 38) |
Mild (n = 45) |
Moderate–Severe (n = 20) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threshold scores | 6.58 ± 2.75 | 5.88 ± 2.52 | 8.64 ± 1.97 a,b | <0.001 ** |
| Discrimination scores | 12.68 ± 1.40 | 12.76 ± 2.16 | 12.75 ± 1.74 | 0.98 |
| Identification scores | 13.47 ± 1.47 | 13.67 ± 1.45 | 13.60 ± 1.31 | 0.83 |
| TDI scores | 32.74 ± 3.91 | 32.30 ± 4.80 | 34.99 ± 3.35 | 0.06 |
| Taste sprays scores | 3.97 ± 0.16 | 3.93 ± 0.25 | 3.90 ± 0.31 | 0.50 |
a Significantly different with respect to remission IBD. b Significantly different with respect to mild IBD. ** p < 0.01.