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. 2019 Oct;39(5):329–335. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-2426

Table I.

Demographic and clinical characteristics in subjects with CRSwNP and dysosmia (such as anosmia or hyposmia) or normosmia.

Variable Dysosmia
(n = 55)
Normosmia
(n = 7)
P value
Male gender 22 (40.00%) 3 (42.86%) 1.00#
Age [years, mean (SD)] 50.25 (14.66) 47.43 (15.20) 0.63
Nasal polyposis
Grade 1 15 (27.27%) 2 (28.57%) 0.76#
Grade 2 13 (23.64%) 3 (42.86%)
Grade 3 20 (36.36%) 2 (28.57%)
Grade 4 7 (12.73%) 0
Allergy 38 (69.09%) 3 (42.86%) 0.21#
Asthma 22 (40.00%) 1 (14.29%) 0.24#
ASA sensitivity 7 (12.73%) 0 1.00#
Asthma + ASA sensitivity 5 (18.52%) 0 0.36#
Nasal neutrophils 4 (7.27%) 5 (71.43%) 0.0004#
Nasal eosinophils 50 (90.91%) 1 (14.29%) < 0.0001#
Mast cells 25 (45.45%) 1 (14.29%) 0.22#
Cytotypes
Neutrophils 4 (7.27%) 5 (71.43%) < 0.0001#
Eosinophils 26 (47.27%) 1 (14.29%)
Mast cells 1 (1.82%) 1 (14.29%)
Eosinophils + mast cells 24 (43.64%) 0
CCG [mean (SD)] 5.84 (2.20) 2.86 (2.48) 0.0015
CCG score
Low (≤ 3) 5 (9.09%) 4 (57.14%) 0.012#
Medium (4-6) 26 (47.27%) 2 (28.57%)
High (≥ 7) 24 (43.64%) 1 (14.29%)

All variables are reported as absolute frequency and percentage in parentheses unless otherwise specified.

#: Fisher exact test; ASA: Acetylsalicylic acid; CCG: clinical-cytological grading.