Table 4.
Age-adjusted quality of life scores according to baseline CT scores among those with sinus soft tissue swelling (n = 45) and overall symptom score (groups defined with the median as cut-off), mean (SE)
| CT soft tissue swelling | Overall symptom score | ||||||
| None | ≤ 12 mm | >12 mm | p* | ≤ 9 | >9 | p | |
| n | 10 | 23 | 22 | 37–39 | 24 | ||
| Chronic sinusitis survey (0–100 scale) | |||||||
| Sinus symptoms | 49 (9) | 40 (6) | 38 (5) | 0.80 | 48 (4) | 28 (5) | 0.005 |
| Medication usage | 82 (6) | 84 (4) | 83 (3) | 0.86 | 84 (3) | 82 (4) | 0.71 |
| Total | 65 (5) | 63 (4) | 60 (3) | 0.56 | 66 (3) | 55 (3) | 0.01 |
| Short Form 36 (0–100 scale) | |||||||
| Physical functioning | 81 (7) | 84 (4) | 82 (4) | 0.70 | 85 (3) | 78 (4) | 0.16 |
| Role – physical | 61 (13) | 47 (9) | 56 (7) | 0.42 | 57 (6) | 48 (8) | 0.43 |
| Bodily pain | 58 (7) | 63 (5) | 57 (4) | 0.34 | 66 (3) | 48 (4) | 0.002 |
| General health | 61 (7) | 61 (5) | 56 (4) | 0.50 | 58 (4) | 59 (5) | 0.83 |
| Vitality | 52 (7) | 47 (5) | 46 (4) | 0.87 | 49 (4) | 45 (5) | 0.50 |
| Social functioning | 69 (8) | 71 (6) | 68 (5) | 0.68 | 72 (4) | 65 (5) | 0.28 |
| Role – emotional | 69 (12) | 71 (8) | 60 (7) | 0.31 | 70 (6) | 58 (8) | 0.28 |
| Mental health | 73 (5) | 77 (4) | 72 (3) | 0.29 | 77 (3) | 69 (3) | 0.05 |
| PCS | 45 (3) | 43 (2) | 44 (2) | 0.81 | 45 (2) | 42 (2) | 0.22 |
| MCS | 46 (4) | 48 (2) | 45 (2) | 0.33 | 47 (2) | 44 (2) | 0.28 |
* comparison of ≤ 12 mm group vs. >12 mm