Table 3.
The prevalence of incidental paranasal sinus abnormalities according to sex in the summer and winter groups
| Summer | Winter | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (n=224) | Male (n=188) | p | Female (n=293) | Male (n=134) | ||
| Finding | ||||||
| At least one finding | 78 (34.8) | 88 (46.8) | 0.013* | 138 (47.1) | 78 (58.2) | 0.033* |
| MT | 58 (25.9) | 70 (37.2) | 0.013* | 112 (38.2) | 71 (53) | 0.004* |
| RC-P | 38 (17) | 41 (21.8) | 0.213 | 53 (18.1) | 30 (22.4) | 0.298 |
| FC | 7 (3.1) | 9 (4.8) | 0.384 | 8 (2.7) | 2 (1.5) | 0.433 |
| Location | ||||||
| F | 15 (6.7) | 24 (12.8) | 0.036* | 32 (10.9) | 26 (19.4) | 0.018* |
| AE | 26 (11.6) | 35 (18.6) | 0.046* | 54 (18.4) | 40 (29.9) | 0.008* |
| M | 67 (29.9) | 70 (37.2) | 0.116 | 113 (38.6) | 66 (49.3) | 0.058 |
| PE | 23 (10.3) | 35 (18.6) | 0.015* | 50 (17.1) | 37 (27.6) | 0.012* |
| S | 17 (7.6) | 29 (15.4) | 0.012* | 35 (11.9) | 22 (16.4) | 0.207 |
MT: mucosal thickening; RC-P: retention cyst and polyp; FC: fluid collection; F: frontal sinus; AE: anterior ethmoid sinus; M: maxillary sinus; PE: posterior ethmoid sinus; S: sphenoid sinus
*
statistical significance