A comparison of nasal resistance in white Caucasians and blacks


Canbay E., Bhatia S.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RHINOLOGY, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.73-75, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2500/105065897781446801
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RHINOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.73-75
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Total nasal resistance was measured in 42 white caucasian and 32 black healthy adults by both anterior and posterior rhinomanometry after using a nasal decongestant. The nasal airway resistance was found to be lower in the blacks compared to the caucasians by both anterior and posterior methods. The mean total nasal airway resistance was 0.136 Pa/cm(3)/s in the blacks and 0.179 Pa/cm(3)/s in the caucasians by the anterior method, and 0.134 Pa/cm(3)/s and 0.161 Pa/cm(3)/s, respectively, by the posterior method. These differences were highly statistically significant.