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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Apr;137(4):383–389. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2011.34

Table 2.

Quantification of Goblet Cells and MUC5B-Positive Cells in Sinus Mucosa From Patients With CRS/CF and Disease Control Patient

Mean (SD)
Type of Measurement Disease
Controls		 CRS/CF p
Valuea
MUC5B-positive cells, cells/mm 5.59 (1.60) 5.31 (1.60) .40
Goblet cells, cells/ mm 10.23 (1.21) 9.52 (0.68) .15
MUC5B/goblet cells 0.54 (0.14) 0.55 (0.15) .45

Abbreviation: CRS/CF, chronic rhinosinusitis/cystic fibrosis.

a

By nonpaired 2-sample t test analysis.