Effect of Nasal Obstructive Disorders on Sinonasal Symptoms in Children with Different Levels of Bronchial Asthma Control

Table 6

The relationship between the level of control of asthma (ACQ-5 scores) and individual symptoms included in SNOT-20 (points).

The blocks of symptoms included in SNOT-20	All patients	Group 1 (BA + AR), N = 19	Group 2 (BA + AR + NOD), N = 63
Nasal symptoms
Need to blow nose	0.35 (0.0008)	0.76 (0.001)	0.16 (0.21)
Sneezing	0.28 (0.0075)	0.49 (0.023)	0.19 (0.13)
Runny nose	0.36 (0.0005)	0.59 (0.006)	0.17 (0.17)
Cough	0.55 (<0.0001)	0.80 (<0.0001)	0.37 (0.024)
Postnasal discharge	0.12 (0.24)	0.54 (0.031)	–0.04 (0.75)
Thick nasal discharge	0.37 (0.0003)	0.76 (0.0001)	0.16 (0.20)
Ear/facial symptoms
Ear fullness	−0.07 (0.56)	No symptoms	–0.06 (0.61)
Dizziness	0.18 (0.09)	0.06 (0.80)	0.33 (0.0076)
Ear pain	0.17 (0.10)	0.06 (0.80)	0.30 (0.014)
Facial pain/pressure	0.03 (0.77)	0.06 (0.80)	0.03 (0.082)
Ear involvement/facial symptoms	0.10 (0.32)	0.06 (0.80)	0.21 (0.096)
Symptoms related to sleep quality
Difficulty falling asleep	0.18 (0.09)	–0.05 (0.84)	0.08 (0.51)
Wake up at night	0.45 (<0.0001)	0.53 (0.016)	0.25 (0.045)
Lack of a good night’s sleep	0.16 (0.14)	–0.26 (0.27)	0.09 (0.49)
Wake up tired	0.18 (0.09)	–0.027 (0.92)	–0.03 (0.84)
Psychological (asthenic) symptoms
Fatigue	0.08 (0.44)	−0.21 (0.37)	0.12 (0.33)
Reduced productivity	−0.01 (0.93)	−0.23 (0.32)	0.03 (0.83)
Reduced concentration	−0.04 (0.96)	−0.02 (0.91)	−0.11 (0.40)
Frustrated/restless/irritable	0.11 (0.33)	−0.37 (0.1)	0.01 (0.96)
Sad	0.03 (0.80)	−0.128 (0.60)	−0.13 (0.59)
Embarrassed	−0.08 (0.44)	−0.24 (0.31)	−0.016 (0.90)

The values of the determination coefficient R and the significance level p (in parentheses) are given.