TABLE 1.
Control | Eos CRSwNP | Non-Eos CRSwNP |
Control vs Eos CRSwNP P value |
Control vs Non-Eos CRSwNP P value |
Eos vs Non-Eos CRSwNP P value |
|
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Subject, n | 22 | 20 | 29 | |||
Sex, male, n (%) | 14 (63.6) | 14 (70) | 15 (51.7) | NS | NS | NS |
Age [years, median(IQR)] | 27.5 (18.5-46.0) | 38.0 (29.3-44.0) | 35.0 (20.0-54.0) | NS | NS | NS |
Patients with atopy, n (%) | 6 (27.3) | 8 (40) | 7 (24.1) | NS | NS | NS |
Patients with asthma, n (%) | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | 0 (0) | NS | NS | NS |
Bilateral CT score [median (IQR)] | 0 (0-0) | 16.0 (9.0-20.0) | 17.0 (13.0-22.0) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | NS |
Bilateral NP score [median (IQR)] | 0 (0-0) | 3.0 (2.0-4.0) | 3.0 (2.0- 4.0) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | NS |
Nasal obstruction VAS score [median (IQR)] |
4 (4- 5) | 6 (4.5-8) | 6 (5-8) | NS | NS | NS |
Nasal discharge VAS Score [median (IQR)] |
0 (0- 1) | 4 (2.5-6.5) | 4 (2- 7.5) | < 0.001 | 0.003 | NS |
Headache VAS score [median (IQR)] |
0 (0- 0) | 2 (0- 4) | 0 (0- 3) | 0.002 | 0.013 | NS |
Facial pain VAS score [median (IQR)] |
0 (0- 0.75) | 0 (0- 1) | 0 (0-0.5) | NS | NS | NS |
Hyposmia VAS score [median (IQR)] |
1 (0-2) | 4 (2.5-5.5) | 2 (0-6) | 0.003 | NS | NS |
Overall discomfort VAS score [median (IQR)] |
4 (2- 4.75) | 5 (4-7) | 5 (4-6.5) | NS | NS | NS |
Eos, eosinophilic; CRSwNP, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps; Non-Eos, non-eosinophilic; NP, nasal polyps; VAS, visual analogue scale; CT, computer tomography, IQR, interquartile range.