Table I.
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.