Table 2.
Distribution of Patients According to the Most Irritating SNOT-22 Symptom Grouped by Chronic Rhinosinusitis Status.
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) | ||||||||||||
| No (n = 150) |
Yes (n = 75) |
Total (n = 225) |
No (n = 505) |
Yes (n = 108) |
Total (n = 613) |
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Need to blow nose | 14 | 21.2 | 7 | 36.8 | 21 | 24.7 | 42 | 19.4a | 11 | 39.3b | 53 | 21.7 |
| Nasal blockage | 26 | 39.4 | 6 | 31.6 | 32 | 37.6 | 76 | 35.0 | 11 | 39.3 | 87 | 35.5 |
| Post-nasal discharge | 17 | 25.8 | 4 | 21.1 | 21 | 24.7 | 41 | 19.0 | 6 | 22.2 | 47 | 19.3 |
| Difficulty falling asleep | 17 | 25.8 | 2 | 10.5 | 19 | 22.4 | 48 | 22.2 | 5 | 17.9 | 53 | 21.7 |
| Lack of a good night’s sleep | 15 | 22.7 | 4 | 21.1 | 19 | 22.4 | 36 | 16.7 | 6 | 21.4 | 42 | 17.2 |
| Ear fullness | 13 | 19.7 | 4 | 21.1 | 17 | 20.0 | 36 | 16.7 | 6 | 21.4 | 42 | 17.2 |
| Cough | 13 | 19.7 | 3 | 15.8 | 16 | 18.8 | 33 | 15.2 | 3 | 10.7 | 36 | 14.7 |
| Dizziness | 15 | 22.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 17.6 | 40 | 18.4a | 1 | 3.6b | 41 | 16.7 |
| Waking up tired | 8 | 12.1a | 7 | 36.8b | 15 | 17.6 | 29 | 13.4a | 8 | 28.6b | 37 | 15.2 |
| Thick nasal discharge | 11 | 16.7 | 3 | 15.8 | 14 | 16.5 | 29 | 13.4 | 5 | 17.9 | 34 | 13.9 |
| Decreased sense of smell or taste | 6 | 9.1a | 8 | 40.0b | 14 | 16.3 | 35 | 16.2a | 10 | 34.5b | 45 | 18.4 |
| Nighttime awakening | 8 | 12.1 | 5 | 27.8 | 13 | 15.5 | 30 | 13.9 | 6 | 22.2 | 36 | 14.8 |
| Facial pain/pressure | 8 | 12.1 | 5 | 26.3 | 13 | 15.3 | 28 | 13.0 | 6 | 21.4 | 34 | 13.9 |
| Fatigue | 10 | 15.2 | 3 | 15.8 | 13 | 15.3 | 31 | 14.4 | 4 | 14.3 | 35 | 14.3 |
| Sneezing | 9 | 13.6 | 3 | 15.8 | 12 | 14.1 | 30 | 13.9 | 3 | 10.7 | 33 | 13.5 |
| Reduced concentration | 8 | 12.1 | 2 | 10.5 | 10 | 11.8 | 24 | 11.1 | 2 | 7.1 | 26 | 10.7 |
| Ear pain | 8 | 12.1 | 1 | 5.3 | 9 | 10.6 | 25 | 11.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 27 | 11.1 |
| Reduced productivity | 5 | 7.6 | 4 | 21.1 | 9 | 10.6 | 19 | 8.8 | 4 | 14.3 | 23 | 9.4 |
| Runny nose | 3 | 4.5 | 3 | 15.8 | 6 | 7.1 | 24 | 11.1 | 3 | 10.7 | 27 | 11.0 |
| Feeling embarrassed | 4 | 6.2 | 1 | 5.3 | 5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2.8 | 1 | 3.6 | 7 | 2.9 |
| Sad | 4 | 6.1 | 1 | 5.3 | 5 | 5.9 | 8 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.6 | 9 | 3.7 |
| Frustrated/restless/irritable | 4 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.7 | 15 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 6.1 |
For the same row, a and b are significantly different at P < .05 in the 2-sided z-test of proportion adjusted for all pairwise comparisons using the Bonferroni correction.