Table 3. Distribution in Casual Group of Olfactory Disorder and Average of Score in KVSS I Test

Cause(number) Average of score in KVSS I test p-value
Initial Final
Post-viral(n=8)a 3.8±2.3 5.5±1.8 0.017*
Sinonasal diseases (n=2)b 6.0±1.4 5.0±1.4 0.157
Head trauma (n=1) 3.0 2.0 -
Unknown(n=5)b 2.6±3.7 3.2±2.9 0.593
Total(n=16)b 3.3±2.8 4.2±2.5 0.089
Mean±standard deviation
paired t test
Wilcoxon signed rank test
p<0.05