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It is postulated that anthropomorphic differences in external nasal proportions between races may influence the effectiveness of such dilator strips.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215114002813_sec2\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Caucasian and Asian subjects were compared. Nasal peak inspiratory flow, nasal airway resistance, minimum cross-sectional area and visual analogue scale measurements of nasal obstruction were recorded at baseline and following the application of two different dilator strips.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215114002813_sec3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Nine Caucasian and six Asian subjects were recruited (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a015). There was a significant difference between races in terms of nasal peak inspiratory flow improvements following nasal strip application (mean of 29.4 litres per minute in Caucasians<jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>14.6 litres per minute in Asians;<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.04). Only Caucasians experienced a significant decrease in nasal airway resistance (median of 0.12\u00a0Pa\/cm<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\/s;<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215114002813_sec4\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Nasal peak inspiratory flow, minimum cross-sectional area and visual analogue scale values improved from baseline with strip application in both populations. Only Caucasians experienced significant nasal airway resistance improvement with strip application. 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