Whether someone is older or younger, male or female, doesn’t really change the size of the bony structures inside their nose — so doctors don’t need to worry about age or sex when measuring swollen nasal tissues.

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Table 3: Comparison of total turbinate volume between the type of hypertrophy in study groups.

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The researchers checked if older people or men/women had bigger nasal turbinates, and found no difference — so age and sex don’t mess up measurements of swollen turbinates.

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Table 3: Comparison of total turbinate volume between the type of hypertrophy in study groups.

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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14032/table-3

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