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

Table 3

Comparison of Saccharine Transit Time among different subgroups of the younger and older age categories.

Saccharine transit time (Mins)
Parameters	Age ≤45 years			Age >45 years
	𝑁	Mean (mins)	SD	𝑁	Mean (mins)	SD
Education
Literate	51	7.48	3.69	12	9.95	1.38
Illiterate	18	9.55	3.49	10	11.14	1.8
Occupation
Homemaker	48	7.98	3.51	14	10.1	1.68
Employed	21	7.85	4.21	8	11.16	1.56
House type
Pucca	26	6.97*	2.71	15	10.54	1.76
Kutcha	43	8.59	4.06	7	10.67	1.57
Income
≥Rs.25000	63	7.72*	3.81	11	10.24	1.58
<Rs.25000	6	10.67	1.84	11	10.72	1.8
Cooking fuel type
Clean fuel	36	7.53	3.42	13	10.48	1.32
Biomass fuel	33	9.89	3.66	9	10.79	2.16

∗P value is statistically significant.