Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of respondents stratified by CRS status, among patients attending ENT clinic, Mbarara, Uganda
| VARIABLE | CRS n = 49 Frequency (%) |
No CRS n = 77 Frequency (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of life on SNOT 22 | |||
| Good | 6 (12.24) | 62 (80.52) | < 0.01 |
| Poor | 43 (87.76) | 15 (19.48) | |
| History of nasal trauma or nasal surgery | |||
| No | 40 (81.63) | 70 (90.91) | 0.13 |
| Yes | 9 (18.37) | 7 (9.07) | |
| GERD | |||
| No | 45 (91.84) | 73 (94.18) | 0.51 |
| Yes | 4 (8.16) | 4 (5.19) | |
| Nasal polyps | |||
| No | 37 (75.51) | 76 (98.70) | < 0.01 |
| Yes | 12 (24.49) | 1 (1.30) | |
| Nasal discharge | |||
| No | 14 (28.57) | 73 (94.81) | < 0.01 |
| Yes | 35 (71.43) | 4 (5.19) | |
| Nasal mucosal edema | |||
| No | 17 (34.69) | 72 (97.40) | < 0.01 |
| Yes | 32 (65.31) | 2 (2.60) | |
| Nasal crusts | |||
| No | 42 (85.71) | 75 (97.40) | 0.01 |
| Yes | 7 (14.29) | 2 (2.60) | |
| Number of CRS symptoms: | |||
| 0 | 2 (4.08) | 50 (64.94) | < 0.01 |
| 1 | 1 (2.04) | 18 (23.38) | |
| > 1 | 46 (93.88) | 9 (11.69) | |
SNOT 22 Sinonasal Outcome Test 22, GERD Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease