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Table 3.

Association between the anatomical variation in the sinonasal region and mucosal thickening among male participants.

Anatomical variations in the sinonasal region	Study groups	Mucosal thickening among men		p value
Anatomical variations in the sinonasal region	Study groups	Present	Absent	p value
Accessory septa within the sphenoidal sinus	Cases	37	20	0.631
Accessory septa within the sphenoidal sinus	Controls	87	55
ICA protrusion	Cases	51	101	0.199
ICA protrusion	Controls	21	27
ICA dehiscence	Cases	57	104	0.342
ICA dehiscence	Controls	17	22
Optic nerve protrusion	Cases	71	22	0.013∗
Optic nerve protrusion	Controls	64	43
Optic nerve dehiscence	Cases	47	29	0.013∗
Optic nerve dehiscence	Controls	73	51
ACP pneumatization	Cases	94	35	0.073
ACP pneumatization	Controls	43	28

The study groups were cases and controls. Abbreviations: ICA, internal carotid artery; ACP, anterior clinoid process. Chi square test was used. Levels of significance: p > 0.01∗∗ indicates highly significant, p < 0.05∗ indicates significant and p > 0.05 indicates nonsignificant. Cases, patients with chronic rhinosinusitis; controls, healthy individuals without chronic rhinosinusitis.