Research Article

Dependence of Anterior Active Rhinomanometry Indices on Nasal Obstructive Disorders in Children with Atopic Bronchial Asthma Complicated by Nasal Symptoms

Table 3

RTNAF values (см2/с) in BA patients with different UAP structure in the periods of remission and exacerbation of AR.

AR periodsGroup 1 
(isolated АR)
Group 2 
(AR+HPT)
Group 3 
(AR+AINS)
Group 4 
(AR+HPT+AINS)
Statistics between 
groups 1, 2, 3, 4

Both AR periods
n = 66
1.29 
  [1.17; 1.42], 
n=20
0.94 
  [0.81; 1.07], 
n=17
0.94 
  [0.78; 1.09], 
n=13
0.74 
  [0.60; 0.87],  
n=16
F = 6.49, p = 0.007 
KWT = 15.46, 
p = 0.0015

Group A 
(AR remission)  
n = 34
1.42 
 [1.32; 1.52],  
n=15
1.36 
 [1.24; 1.48],  
n=9
1.22 
 [1.05; 1.39],  
n=5
1.12 
 [0.96; 1.29],  
n=5
F = 2.00, p = 0.14 
KWT = 5.7,  
p = 0.12

Group B 
(AR exacerbation)  
n = 32
0.91 
  [0.77; 1.06],  
n=5
0.47 
  [0.36; 0.58],  
n=8
0.76 
  [0.65; .87],  
n=8
0.56 
  [0.46; 0.65],  
n=11
F = 5.57, p = 0.004 
KWT = 11.05,  
p = 0.01

Statistics between groups A and BF = 21.13,  
p = 0.002 
KWT = 10.7,  
p = 0.001
F = 46.4,  
p < 0.0001 
KWT = 12.0,  
p = 0.0005
F = 20.30,  
p = 0.0009 
KWT = 8.59,  
p = 0.003
F = 14.22,  
p = 0.0021 
KWT = 7.1,  
p = 0.008