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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 5.
Published in final edited form as: Allergy. 2016 Sep 19;72(2):274–281. doi: 10.1111/all.13042

Table 4.

Adjusted associations* (odds ratio, 95% confidence interval) of CRS symptom subgroups with selected health conditions

Dependent Variables Current CRS Symptom Subgroups (vs. never)
OBS/DC
n = 619
PP
n = 689
SL
n = 331
PPSL
n = 234
CRS 7.63 (5.44–10.71) 13.23 (9.49–18.43) 15.62 (10.19–23.95) 17.67 (10.68–29.24)
Nasal polyps 3.35 (2.17–5.17) 5.64 (3.80–8.35) 5.24 (3.25–8.43) 6.88 (3.98–11.86)
Asthma 1.59 (1.18–2.14) 1.98 (1.47–2.67) 1.66 (1.08–2.53) 1.76 (1.05–2.96)
Aspirin-intolerant asthma 1.49 (0.82–2.72) 2.74 (1.59–4.69) 2.94 (1.47–5.88) 5.82 (2.93–11.57)
Hay fever 2.60 (1.97–3.42) 2.80 (2.11–3.71) 2.78 (1.88–4.10) 3.29 (2.04–5.31)
Migraine headache 2.73 (1.91–3.92) 10.38 (7.41–14.54) 2.37 (1.33–4.22) 16.87 (8.83–32.21)
Fatigue, moderate (ref minimal) 3.13 (2.13–4.60) 3.18 (1.94–5.22) 3.00 (1.72–5.26) 5.86 (2.09–16.45)
Fatigue, severe (ref minimal) 7.64 (5.00–11.68) 16.81 (10.27–27.52) 8.79 (4.87–15.88) 26.68 (9.43–75.49)

Abbreviations: OBS/DC = obstruction and discharge only; PP = pain and/or pressure with at least one cardinal symptom (obstruction and/or discharge); SL = smell loss with at least one cardinal symptom; PPSL = pain and/o pressure, smell loss, and at least one cardinal symptom.

*

Weighted based on sampling frames and participation rates. Weighted truncated so that the weight of the highest weighted group was weighted at the weight of the next highest weighted subgroup. Adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, age, smoking status, and Medical Assistance.

Self-reported doctor diagnosis for all conditions except for migraine and fatigue. Migraine and fatigue were based on previously validated scales.8–9