Particulate Matter Exposure and the Changes in Immune Biomarkers: Effects of Biyeom-Go on the Nasal Mucosa of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis and a Particulate Matter-Treated Mouse Model
Table 3
The changes in the nasal endoscopy index.
Nasal endoscopy index
Baseline
4 weeks
Difference (baseline-4 weeks)
value
Left
Color
0.9 ± 0.4
0.6 ± 0.5
0.3 ± 0.5
0.0046
Dryness dampness
0.9 ± 0.3
0.4 ± 0.5
0.5 ± 0.6
0.0003
Nasal discharge
0.2 ± 0.4
0.1 ± 0.3
0.1 ± 0.6
0.3746
Atrophy edema
0.1 ± 0.3
0.1 ± 0.3
0 ± 0.4
0.6624
Right
Color
0.9 ± 0.4
0.5 ± 0.5
0.4 ± 0.5
0.0001
Dryness dampness
0.9 ± 0.4
0.4 ± 0.5
0.6 ± 0.6
<0.0001
Nasal discharge
0.2 ± 0.4
0.2 ± 0.4
0 ± 0.6
1.0000
Atrophy edema
0.3 ± 0.6
0.2 ± 0.4
0.1 ± 0.5
0.4888
Total
4.5 ± 1.9
2.6 ± 2.0
1.9 ± 2.1
<0.0001
Bolded p values represent statistically significant values: Baseline vs. 4 weeks.
