Acoustic rhinometry results of 12 workers handling waste and compost
| Monday | Thursday | Thursday after congestion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | |
| **p<0.05 Thursday v Monday (Mann-Whitney test). TMCA1: total minimum cross sectional area in the anterior 20 mm of the nasal cavity. | ||||||
| TVOL1: total volume of the anterior 20 mm of the nasal cavity. | ||||||
| TMCA2: total minimum cross sectional area between 20 and 50 mm from the nostril. | ||||||
| TVOL2: total volume of the area between 20 and 50 mm from the nostril. | ||||||
| TMCA1, cm2 | 0.81 | 0.56–1.22 | 0.73 | 0.52–1.28 | 0.65 | 0.45–1.05 |
| TVOL1, cm3 | 2.52 | 1.33–3.72 | 2.51 | 1.84–3.24 | 2.35 | 1.48–2.97 |
| TMCA2, cm2 | 0.98 | 0.44–1.23 | 0.77 | 0.29–1.36 | 0.96 | 0.49–1.63 |
| TVOL2, cm3 | 5.65 | 3.36–8.14 | 5.30 | 2.38–6.93** | 7.83 | 4.24–11.39 |