Table 4.

Factors associated with poor quality of life on SNOT 22 after controlling for confounders

VARIABLE	Crude odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	p value
CRS
No
Yes	29.62 (10.6–82.4)	8.94 (2.4–33.8)	0.00a
Polyps
No
Yes	17.5 (2.2–139.0)	2.14 (0.1–53.3)	0.64
Nasal discharge
No
Yes	24.40 (7.8–76.1)	7.15 (1.6–32.8)	0.01a
Allergy
No
symptoms
Yes	2.94 (1.3–6.8)	1.94 (0.5–7.9)	0.35
GERD
No
Yes	1.1 (0.3–5.0)	0.69 (0.1–5.9)	0.74
History of smoking
No
Yes	2.50 (1.0–6.2)	3.65 (0.9–15.1)	0.07
Monthly income
< USD 15
>/=USD 15	0.36 (0.2–0.8)	0.48 (0.2–1.5)	0.20

CI Confidence interval, ^asignificant at 0.05 level