2018 Section 6 - Laryngology, Voice Disorders, and Bronchoesophalogy

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (July–Sept 2017) 69(3):401–408

Group C and group D p value

Group B and group C p value

Sub-mucosal thickening 86.16 ± 56.82 15.77 ± 4.17 17.5 ± 2.66 84.22 ± 42.40 0.01 0.021 0.021 0.773 0.773 0.021 0.021 Sub-mucosal fibrosis 2.75 ± 0.5 0.75 ± 0.5 0 2.25 ± 0.95 0.006 0.015 0.011 0.405 0.040 0.044 0.013 p value of less than or equal to 0.05 was considered significant

Mucosal metaplasia 1 ± 0 0.25 ± 0.5 0 0.017 0.040 0.008 0.317

Sub-mucosal thickening ( l m) 90.43 ± 46.98 39.71 ± 25.20 18.55 ± 5.87 0.023 0.083 0.021 0.083 Sub-mucosal fibrosis 2 ± 0.81 0.25 ± 0.5 0 0.011 0.025 0.013 0.317

Group B and group D p value

Group A and group C p value

Mann–Whitney U test

Group B and group C p value

Group A and group D p value

Group A and group B p value

Kruskal– Wallis test ( p value) Mann–Whitney U test

Group A and group C p value

Kruskal–Wallis test

Group A and group B p value

Group C (TA) Mean ± SD

Group A Mean ± SD Group B Mean ± SD Group C Mean ± SD Group D Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Group B (MC ? TA)

Group A (MC) Mean ± SD

Table 4 Histopathological scores at the level of subglottis at 6th week

Table 5 Histopathological scores at the level of subglottis at 12th week

p value of less than or equal to 0.05 was considered significant

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