Research Article
Unilateral and Bilateral PNIF in Quality Control of Nasal Septal Surgery
Table 2
Preoperative and postoperative VAS and PNIF scores by patient characteristics.
| | Characteristic | n | VAS | PNIF | | Preoperative | Postoperative | Preoperative | Postoperative |
| | Male | 85 | 63.1 | 19.8 | 131.1 | 187.6 |
| | Female | 41 | 60.8 | 22.2 | 120.1 | 162.4 |
| | Age ≥35 years | 46 | 63.3 | 16.4 | 127.3 | 180.5 |
| | Age <35 years | 80 | 61.8 | 23.0 | 127.79 | 178.8 |
| | Asthmatic | 10 | 69.5 | 25.2 | 147.0 | 199.0 |
| | Nonasthmatic | 116 | 61.8 | 20.2 | 125.8 | 177.8 |
| | Allergic | 45 | 57.6 | 20.6 | 126.7 | 174.6 |
| | Nonallergic | 81 | 65.0 | 20.6 | 128.0 | 182.1 |
| | Smoker | 11 | 66.2 | 25.3 | 125.1 | 171.4 |
| | Nonsmoker | 115 | 62.0 | 20.2 | 127.8 | 180.2 |
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