Table 5.

Median symptom frequencies of patient-reported symptoms

PRS-patient-reported symptom Symptom	Non-CRS			CRS
	N (Valid)	Median	SD	N (Valid)	Median	SD	P-value
CRS/Rhinitis symptoms*
Facial pain	40	3.00	1.30	38	2.50	1.28	0.014
Facial pressure	40	3.00	1.13	38	3.00	1.29	0.099
Nasal obstruction	41	4.00	1.30	38	4.00	1.16	0.325
Clear nasal discharge	32	4.00	1.12	32	3.00	1.05	0.127
Discolored nasal discharge	40	2.00	1.15	39	3.00	1.20	0.087
Post-nasal drip	41	3.00	1.22	39	3.00	1.33	0.937
Loss of sense of smell	41	1.00	1.03	39	2.00	1.40	0.040
Headaches	41	3.00	1.05	39	3.00	1.14	0.032
Fevers	41	1.00	0.71	39	1.00	0.62	0.447
Coughing	41	2.00	1.09	39	2.00	1.33	0.781
Bad breath	41	2.00	1.13	38	2.00	0.94	0.160
Fatigue	40	3.00	1.22	38	3.00	1.33	0.375
Tooth pain	41	1.00	1.17	39	2.00	1.02	0.703
Nasal itching	41	2.00	1.24	38	2.00	1.11	0.65
Sneezing	41	2.00	1.24	39	3.00	0.89	0.319
Eye itching	41	3.00	1.22	39	2.00	1.08	0.353
Factors associated with facial pain/pressure#
Unilateral facial pain	41	2.00	1.16	39	2.00	1.27	0.621
Pulsating/throbbing quality	41	3.00	1.21	39	2.00	1.20	0.015
Moderate or severe intensity	41	3.00	1.23	39	2.00	1.25	0.231
Exacerbated by physical activity	41	2.00	1.02	39	1.00	1.06	0.282
Associated nausea	41	2.00	1.12	39	1.00	0.97	0.309
Light sensitivity	41	2.00	1.26	39	1.00	1.02	0.050
Noise sensitivity	41	2.00	1.22	39	1.00	1.00	0.106
Smell sensitivity	41	1.00	1.03	39	1.00	0.79	0.386
Associated dizziness	41	2.00	0.94	39	1.00	0.85	0.079
Associated visual aura	41	1.00	0.87	39	1.00	0.72	0.959
Associated sensory disturbance	41	1.00	0.69	39	1.00	0.55	0.356

^*For CRS/Rhinitis symptoms, patients reported their symptoms on a 5-point Likert-scale with the following frequency descriptors: 1. Never 2. Rarely 3. Sometimes 4. Usually 5. Always;

^#For the factors associated with facial pain/pressure, the following Likert-scale was used 1. Never 2. Rarely 3. Less than half the time 4. More than half the time