Table 3.
Mean baseline SF-6D utility values across demographic, comorbid, and clinical characteristics (n=230)
| Variables: | Utility Score Mean (SD) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Age: | ||
| 18–49* | 0.637 (0.098) | |
| 50–79 | 0.662 (0.124) | 0.104 |
| Gender: | ||
| Male | 0.664 (0.121) | |
| Female | 0.633 (0.100) | 0.037 |
| Study follow-up: | ||
| ≥ 6 months | 0.619 (0.108) | |
| None | 0.661 (0.112) | 0.011 |
| Asthma: | ||
| Present | 0.657 (0.128) | |
| Absent | 0.645 (0.101) | 0.426 |
| Nasal polyposis: | ||
| Present | 0.668 (0.123) | |
| Absent | 0.635 (0.099) | 0.029 |
| Allergy: | ||
| Present | 0.641 (0.118) | |
| Absent | 0.652 (0.110) | 0.503 |
| Aspirin intolerance: | ||
| Present | 0.679 (0.129) | |
| Absent | 0.646 (0.110) | 0.165 |
| Depression: | ||
| Present | 0.608 (0.098) | |
| Absent | 0.658 (0.113) | 0.012 |
| Septal deviation | ||
| Present | 0.665 (0.110) | |
| Absent | 0.643 (0.112) | 0.176 |
| History of prior sinus surgery | ||
| Yes | 0.643 (0.113) | |
| No | 0.659 (0.110) | 0.301 |
| Tobacco use | ||
| Yes | 0.634 (0.109) | |
| No | 0.650 (0.112) | 0.623 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| Yes | 0.661 (0.104) | |
| No | 0.640 (0.118) | 0.162 |
*
age was dichotomized at the median age value for this cohort