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Table 2 CARATKids and CARAT10 scores on day 1, and individual differences between day 1 and day 30: CARAT scores in day 1 did not differ significantly for active, control and drop-outs; by contrast, CARAT10 changes for each patient were significantly different between day 1 and day 30

From: Effect of nasal irrigation on allergic rhinitis control in children; complementarity between CARAT and MASK outcomes

 

Active (n: 53)

Control (n: 23)

Drop-outs (n: 13)

p-value

CARATKids (score range 0–13)

n: 17

n: 8

n: 5

 

 Day 1

5.0 (3.8–6.3)

4.0 (3.0–7.0)

5.0 (4.0–5.3)

0.878 *

 Day 1/day 30 difference

− 3.0 (− 5.0 to 2.0)

− 2.00 (− 4.0 to 0)

 

0.574 **

CARAT10 (score range: 0–30)

n: 36

n: 15

n: 8

 

 Day 1

21.0 (17.0–23.0)

21.5 (17.5–24.0)

19.0 (17.0–22.0)

0.536 *

 Day 1/day 30 difference

5.0 (0.8–6.3)

1.00 (0.5–2.5)

 

0.023 **

  1. p-values < 0.05 are shown in italics
  2. Values shown as medians with 25–75 percentiles
  3. * Kruskal–Wallis test
  4. ** Wilcoxon’s rank-sum test