Efficacy and anti-inflammatory analysis of glucocorticoid, antihistamine and leukotriene receptor antagonist in the treatment of allergic rhinitis

Table 2 Comparison of the symptoms and signs scores of the two groups of patients before and after treatment (mean ± SD)

Group		Symptom score				Physical sign score
		Nasal itching score	Sneeze score	Runny nose score	Nasal congestion score
Control group	Before therapy	2.14 ± 0.18	2.08 ± 0.32	1.84 ± 0.30	1.79 ± 0.22	2.13 ± 0.27
	After treatment	1.76 ± 0.63a	1.45 ± 0.26a	1.36 ± 0.06a	1.37 ± 0.31a	1.44 ± 0.23a
Observation group	Before therapy	2.04 ± 0.61	2.03 ± 0.10	1.88 ± 0.80	1.82 ± 0.39	2.25 ± 0.44
	After treatment	1.32 ± 0.31a,b	1.09 ± 0.26a,b	0.92 ± 0.24a,b	1.21 ± 0.31a,b	1.17 ± 0.37a,b

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs the control group.