Table 7 Post hoc analysis of the SDA, PIL, PD, and MPAA in study subjects with unilateral TH, bilateral TH and absence of TH
Dependent variable | (I) Turbinate hypertrophy | (J) Turbinate hypertrophy | Mean difference (I–J) | Std. error | p value | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower bound | Upper bound | ||||||
PIL | Absent | Unilateral | 2.72 | 0.56 | < 0.001* | 1.41 | 4.04 |
Bilateral | 3.52 | 1.48 | 0.04* | 0.02 | 7.03 | ||
Unilateral | Bilateral | 0.80 | 1.47 | 0.85(NS) | − 2.67 | 4.27 | |
PD | Absent | Unilateral | − 1.66 | 0.31 | < 0.001* | − 2.39 | − 0.92 |
Bilateral | − 2.12 | 0.83 | 0.03* | − 4.09 | − 0.15 | ||
Unilateral | Bilateral | − 0.47 | 0.83 | 0.84(NS) | − 2.42 | 1.48 | |
MPAA | Absent | Unilateral | 1.83 | 0.54 | 0.003* | 0.55 | 3.11 |
Bilateral | 1.40 | 1.45 | 0.60(NS) | − 2.02 | 4.82 | ||
Unilateral | Bilateral | − 0.43 | 1.43 | 0.95(NS) | − 3.82 | 2.95 | |