The Effect of Ageing on Nasal Mucociliary Clearance in Women: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Comparison of Saccharine Transit Time between the two age categories.

	Age group (Yrs)	𝑁	Mean (mins)	Std. deviation
STT-average*	≤45	69	8.65	3.70
	>45	22	10.6	1.68
STT-left	≤45	69	10.5	5.33
	>45	22	11.4	2.81
STT-right*	≤45	69	6.80	4.36
	>45	22	9.95	1.71

∗P value is statistically significant.
STT: Saccharine Transit Time.