Table 1.
Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of patients stratified by CRS status among patients attending ENT clinic at Mbarara, Uganda
| VARIABLE | CRS n = 49 Frequency (%) |
No CRS n = 77 Frequency (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age categories in years | |||
| 18–35 | 17 (34.69) | 30 (38.96) | 0.86 |
| 36–59 | 24 (48.98) | 34 (44.16) | |
| 60–80 | 8 (16.33) | 13 (16.88) | |
| Age (continuous) | |||
| median, IQR | 43 (30–53) | 42 (29–54) | 0.87 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 17 (34.69) | 36 (46.75) | 0.18 |
| Female | 32 (65.31) | 41 (53.25) | |
| Formal Education | |||
| None | 14 (28.57) | 13 (16.88) | 0.32 |
| Primary | 12 (24.49) | 27 (35.06) | |
| Secondary | 19 (18.37) | 18 (23.38) | |
| Tertiary | 14 (28.57) | 19 (24.68) | |
| Monthly income | |||
| None | 26 (53.06) | 25 (32.47) | 0.02 |
| >/=USD 15 | 23 (46.94) | 52 (67.53) | |
| History of ever smoking | |||
| No | 38 (77.50) | 63 (81.82) | 0.56 |
| Yes | 11 (22.45) | 14 (18.18) | |
| Did not complete course of treatment | |||
| No | 43 (87.76) | 72 (93.51) | 0.27 |
| Yes | 6 (12.24) | 5 (6.49) | |
CRS Chronic rhinosinusitis, IQR Inter quartile range, USD United States Dollars