TABLE 3.

Comparison of KVSS II scores between the training and non‐training groups

	Olfactory training group (N = 68)			Olfactory non‐training group (N = 43)
	Initial	3 months later	p‐value	Initial	3 months later	p‐value
KVSS II test score	19.8 ± 7.7	23.4 ± 7.6	<.0001*	18.8 ± 7.9	20.1 ± 7.9	.1793
Threshold score	3.8 ± 3	4.7 ± 3.6	.0175*	3.3 ± 3.1	4.3 ± 3.1	.0984
Discrimination score	7.3 ± 3.2	8.5 ± 3.1	.0086*	7.1 ± 3.2	7.6 ± 3.3	.3326
Identification score	8.6 ± 3.7	9.9 ± 3.2	.0006*	8.3 ± 3.6	8.3 ± 3.7	.8841
VAS score	5.1 ± 2.8	5.6 ± 2.7	.1606	4.7 ± 2.5	4.8 ± 2.5	.9271

Abbreviations: KVSS, Korean version of the Sniffin' Stick; VAS, visual analog scale.

^* p < .05.