- Factors associated with the clinical outcome of turbinoplasty among patients with hypertrophied inferior turbinate.
| Factors | Improvements | P-values | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Age in years | |||
| <20 | 34 (87.2) | 5 (12.8) | 0.602† |
| 20-29 | 99 (92.5) | 8 (7.5) | |
| 30-39 | 90 (91.8) | 8 (8.2) | |
| 40+ | 54 (94.7) | 3 (5.3) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 183 (93.8) | 12 (6.2) | 0.049* |
| Female | 94 (88.7) | 12 (11.3) | |
| Body mass index | |||
| Normal weight | 103 (89.6) | 12 (10.4) | 0.464† |
| Overweight | 73 (93.6) | 5 (6.4) | |
| Obese | 101 (93.5) | 7 (6.5) | |
| Co-morbidities | |||
| Yes | 204 (94.0) | 13 (6.0) | 0.041* |
| No | 73 (86.9) | 11 (13.1) | |
| Revision | |||
| Yes | 15 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0.242† |
| No | 262 (91.6) | 24 (8.4) | |
| Tear | |||
| Bilateral | 4 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 0.809† |
| Unilateral | 40 (90.9) | 4 (9.1) | |
| No | 233 (92.1) | 20 (7.9) | |
| Saliastic use | |||
| Yes | 231 (92.4) | 19 (7.6) | 0.596 |
| No | 46 (90.2) | 5 (9.8) | |