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Table 5.

Assessment of the risk of CRS development among male participants, according to anatomical variations and mucosal thickening of the sinonasal regions.

Anatomical variations in the sinonasal region		Mucosal thickening among men		OR	95% CI
Anatomical variations in the sinonasal region		Present	Absent	OR	95% CI
Accessory septa within the sphenoidal sinus	Cases	37	20	1.170∗	0.617–2.219
Accessory septa within the sphenoidal sinus	Controls	87	55
ICA protrusion	Cases	101	27	1.540∗	0.794–2.987
ICA protrusion	Controls	51	21
ICA dehiscence	Cases	104	22	1.410∗	0.693–2.869
ICA dehiscence	Controls	57	17
Optic nerve protrusion	Cases	71	22	2.168∗	1.172–4.010
Optic nerve protrusion	Controls	64	43
Optic nerve dehiscence	Cases	47	29	1.132∗	0.631–2.032
Optic nerve dehiscence	Controls	73	51
ACP pneumatisation	Cases	94	35	1.749∗	0.946–3.232
ACP pneumatisation	Controls	43	28

CT images obtained from a Siemens AG Somatom scanner were used to assess anatomical variation. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated. ∗Odds ratio >1 was considered to indicate risk. Abbreviations: ICA, internal carotid artery; ACP, anterior clinoid process; cases, patients with chronic rhinosinusitis; controls, healthy individuals without chronic rhinosinusitis.