Table 1:
Patient Characteristics
| NRFP (N=128) | Sinusitis (N=168) | Total (N=296) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.851 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 49.4 (17.2) | 50.1 (17.7) | 49.8 (17.4) | |
| Sex | <0.00012 | |||
| Female | 99 (77.3%) | 88 (52.4%) | 187 (63.2%) | |
| Female of Child-Bearing Age | 0.022 | |||
| Yes | 52 (40.6%) | 47 (28.0%) | 99 (33.4%) | |
| Race | 0.742 | |||
| Asian | 5 (3.9%) | 3 (1.8%) | 8 (2.7%) | |
| Black | 24 (18.8%) | 32 (19.0%) | 56 (18.9%) | |
| Multiracial/Other | 8 (6.3%) | 11 (6.5%) | 19 (6.4%) | |
| White | 91 (71.1%) | 122 (72.6%) | 213 (72.0%) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.092 | |||
| Hispanic | 3 (2.3%) | 11 (6.5%) | 14 (4.7%) | |
| Not Hispanic | 125 (97.7%) | 157 (93.5%) | 282 (95.3%) | |
| BMI | 0.452 | |||
| Obese | 49 (38.3%) | 75 (44.6%) | 124 (41.9%) | |
| Overweight | 49 (38.3%) | 62 (36.9%) | 111 (37.5%) | |
| Underweight/Healthy Weight | 30 (23.4%) | 31 (18.5%) | 61 (20.6%) | |
| Smoking | 0.832 | |||
| Yes | 6 (4.7%) | 7 (4.2%) | 13 (4.4%) | |
| Migraine History | 0.112 | |||
| Yes | 30 (23.4%) | 27 (16.1%) | 57 (19.3%) | |
| Migraine Medications | 0.162 | |||
| Yes | 18 (14.1%) | 15 (8.9%) | 33 (11.1%) | |
| Asthma History | 0.842 | |||
| Yes | 36 (28.1%) | 49 (29.2%) | 85 (28.7%) | |
| Allergy History | 0.332 | |||
| Yes | 84 (65.6%) | 101 (60.1%) | 185 (62.5%) | |
| Polyps History | 0.012 | |||
| Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (5.4%) | 9 (3.0%) | |
| OSA History | 0.492 | |||
| Yes | 19 (14.8%) | 30 (17.9%) | 49 (16.6%) | |
| Sinonasal Surgery History | <0.012 | |||
| Yes | 19 (14.8%) | 55 (32.7%) | 74 (25.0%) | |
| Laterality | 0.822 | |||
| Bilateral | 72 (56.3%) | 91 (54.2%) | 163 (55.1%) | |
| Unilateral | 28 (21.9%) | 35 (20.8%) | 63 (21.3%) | |
| Missing | 28 (21.9%) | 42 (25.0%) | 70 (23.6%) | |
| Chronicity | 0.922 | |||
| Chronic | 13 (10.2%) | 19 (11.3%) | 32 (10.8%) | |
| Episodic | 78 (60.9%) | 99 (58.9%) | 177 (59.8%) | |
| Missing | 37 (28.9%) | 50 (29.8%) | 87 (29.4%) | |
| Lund Mackay Score | <0.00011 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 0.5 (0.8) | 7.5 (5.1) | 4.5 (5.2) | |
| Contact Point | 0.062 | |||
| Yes | 9 (7.0%) | 25 (14.9%) | 34 (11.5%) | |
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Kruskal Wallis
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Chi-Square