Table 2:

Comparison of subjective symptom severity between patients with normosmia and those with hyposmia/anosmiaa

Normosmia (n = 10)Hyposmia/Anosmia (n = 24)P Valueb
SNOT-22 score (mean ± SD)13.6 ± 9.522.83 ± 16.6.160
QOD (mean ± SD)
    LQ raw score22.3 ± 10.921.4 ± 11.6.867
    LQ (%)39.1 ± 19.137.6 ± 20.3.867
    Sincerity raw score5.8 ± 2.36.4 ± 2.6.589
    Sincerity (%)32.2 ± 12.835.4 ± 14.2.589
    Parosmia raw score2.3 ± 1.92.9 ± 3.3.838
    Parosmia (%)19.2 ± 15.724.7 ± 27.2.838
    Visual analog scales19.7 ± 10.723.8 ± 16.1.589

  • Note:—SNOT-22 indicates Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22.

  • ↵a LQ = LQ raw score/0.57 (%); Sincerity = Sincerity raw score/0.18 (%); Parosmia score = Parosmia raw score/0.12 (%).

  • ↵b Mann-Whitney U test.