Table 3.
Pre-operative and post-operative HRQoL scores between smokers and non-smokers with CRS
| Smokers (n=39) | Non-smokers (n=515) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome measures: | Mean (SD) | [95% CI] | Mean (SD) | [95% CI] | p-value |
| Pre-operative: | |||||
| RSDI physical | 21.8 (7.3) | [19.4 , 24.1] | 18.6 (7.4) | [17.9 , 19.2] | 0.010 |
| RSDI functional | 15.8 (7.9) | [13.3 , 18.4] | 15.4 (7.1) | [14.8 , 16.1] | 0.747 |
| RSDI emotional | 15.2 (8.1) | [12.5 , 17.8] | 13.0 (8.0) | [12.3 , 13.7] | 0.107 |
| RSDI total | 52.7 (21.2) | [45.9 , 59.6] | 47.1 (20.0) | [45.3 , 48.8] | 0.088 |
| CSS symptom | 20.5 (22.9) | [13.1 , 27.9] | 29.6 (26.3) | [27.4 , 31.9] | 0.035 |
| CSS medication | 43.3 (25.2) | [35.2 , 51.5] | 44.0 (25.7) | [41.8 , 46.2] | 0.881 |
| CSS total | 31.9 (18.7) | [25.9 , 38.0] | 36.8 (19.8) | [35.1 , 38.5] | 0.136 |
| Post-operative: | |||||
| RSDI physical | 12.6 (8.5) | [9.8 , 15.4] | 11.4 (8.0) | [10.7 , 12.1] | 0.369 |
| RSDI functional | 9.9 (8.5) | [7.2 , 12.7] | 8.6 (7.4) | [8.0 , 9.3] | 0.303 |
| RSDI emotional | 10.1 (8.6) | [7.4 , 12.9] | 7.8 (7.5) | [7.1 , 8.4] | 0.064 |
| RSDI total | 32.6 (23.9) | [24.8 , 40.4] | 27.8 (21.4) | [25.9 , 29.6] | 0.178 |
| CSS symptom | 52.4 (30.2) | [42.6 , 62.1] | 60.1 (28.4) | [57.7 , 62.6] | 0.102 |
| CSS medication | 65.6 (31.9) | [55.2 , 76.0] | 55.8 (24.4) | [53.7 , 57.9] | 0.019 |
| CSS total | 58.9 (26.2) | [50.5 , 67.5] | 58.0 (20.7) | [56.2 , 59.8] | 0.772 |
HRQoL = health-related quality of life; CRS = chronic rhinosinusitis; SD = standard deviation; RSDI = Rhinosinusitis Disability Index; CSS = Chronic Sinusitis Survey; CI = confidence interval [lower limit, upper limit]