Table 1 Distribution of age and the preoperative objective and subjective evaluation scores in the two study arms.

Age (years)

43.1 ± 14.5

42.2 ± 13.4

0.8207

Gender (male/female)

25(16/9)

24(13/11)

0.5926

Smoking (yes/no)

12/13

9/15

0.7003

Asthma (yes/no)

0/25

0/24

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Polyps (yes/no)

15/10

16/8

0.2109

DIP total score

15.44 ± 4.99

15.88 ± 6.15

0.7841

 Discharge

5.04 ± 2.57

5.46 ± 2.90

0.5937

 Inflammation

4.96 ± 2.01

4.96 ± 2.05

0.9995

 Polys/Oedema

5.44 ± 1.92

5.46 ± 2.36

0.9741

SNOT-22 score

41.6 ± 20.8

43.9 ± 22.7

0.7130

VAS total score

11.60 ± 4.32

11.79 ± 4.65

0.8828

 Nasal blockage

4.96 ± 2.81

5.08 ± 2.32

0.8715

 Dysosmia

2.32 ± 2.21

2.46 ± 2.65

0.8414

 Rhinorrhoea

4.32 ± 1.65

4.25 ± 1.82

0.8883