caa a22 4500 606186697 CHVBK 20210128100837.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-014-3118-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-014-3118-z Does menopause effect nasal mucociliary clearance time? [Elektronische Daten] [Gül Soylu Özler, Ercan Akbay, Ayşe Akkoca, Oya Karapınar, Gökçe Şimşek] The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of menopause on nasal mucociliary clearance time by comparing the results of premenopausal and postmenopausal women. A total of 60 women met the criteria and were divided into two groups: premenopausal women (n=30) and postmenopausal women (n=30). Nasal mucociliary clearance time of these women was measured and compared. Moreover, the correlation between nasal mucociliary clearance time and menopause duration in postmenopausal women was evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) 13.0 Evaluation for Windows. Normal distribution of continuous variables was tested with Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Chi square test was used for comparisons between categorical variables. Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for continuous variables when comparing the groups. The statistically significant level was accepted as p value <0.05. The mean nasal mucociliary clearance time in premenopausal and postmenopausal women was 11.43±2.81 (7-16) and 16.76±2.73 (12-22), respectively. The mean nasal mucociliary clearance time in postmenopausal women was significantly longer than in premenopausal women (p<0.0001). Also, there was positive correlation between menopause duration and nasal mucociliary clearance time in postmenopausal women (r=0.833, p<0.0001). The clinicians must keep in mind that nasal mucociliary clearance time in postmenopausal women is prolonged and must follow up women in postmenopausal period more closely for respiratory tract diseases, sinonasal and middle ear infections. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Menopause nationallicence Nasal mucociliary clearance time nationallicence Premenopausal period nationallicence Postmenopausal period nationallicence Soylu Özler Gül Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey aut Akbay Ercan Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey aut Akkoca Ayşe Department of Family Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey aut Karapınar Oya Department Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey aut Şimşek Gökçe Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/2(2015-02-01), 363-366 0937-4477 272:2<363 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3118-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3118-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Soylu Özler Gül Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Akbay Ercan Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Akkoca Ayşe Department of Family Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Karapınar Oya Department Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Şimşek Gökçe Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/2(2015-02-01), 363-366 0937-4477 272:2<363 2015 272 405