Table 1. Descriptive data.
Descriptive data of all of the study variables classified according to sinus involvement.
| Variable | N | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | 56 | 56.0 | |||
| Women | 44 | 44.0 | ||||
| Diagnosis | Non-specific sinusitis | 48 | 48.0 | |||
| Fungal sinusitis | 12 | 12.0 | ||||
| Inverted papilloma | 4 | 4.0 | ||||
| Polyp | 24 | 24.0 | ||||
| Cyst | 6 | 6.0 | ||||
| Other lesions | 6 | 6.0 | ||||
| Affected side | Right | 50 | 50.0 | |||
| Left | 50 | 50.0 | ||||
| Min | Max | Av. | SD | |||
| Non-affected sinus | Age (years) | 18.2 | 83.0 | 43.6 | 18.3 | |
| Anteroposterior length in the horizontal plane (mm) | 50 | 26.7 | 44.8 | 35.7 | ||
| Latero-lateral length in the horizontal plane (mm) | 16.4 | 32.8 | 24.5 | 3.4 | ||
| Maximum sinus area in the horizontal plane (mm2) | 339.3 | 908.8 | 542.2 | 114.3 | ||
| Maximum unoccupied sinus area in the horizontal plane (mm2) | 4.5 | 676.3 | 442.4 | 151.4 | ||
| Maximum occupied sinus area in the horizontal plane (mm2) | 4.8 | 492.3 | 99.8 | 137.7 | ||
| Maximum height in the frontal plane (mm) | 28.2 | 50.9 | 38.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Maximum width in the Frontal plane (mm) | 14.8 | 39.9 | 25.8 | 4.5 | ||
| Maximum sinus area in the frontal plane (mm2) | 283.2 | 1125.5 | 625.1 | 138.2 | ||
| Maximum unoccupied sinus area in the frontal plane (mm2) | 0.0 | 832.9 | 482.9 | 214.2 | ||
| Maximum occupied sinus area in the frontal plane (mm2) | 0.0 | 659.3 | 144.9 | 193.3 | ||
| Total sinus volume (mm3) | 52.3 | 254.0 | 141.1 | 42.25 | ||
| Unoccupied sinus volume (mm3) | 0.0 | 201.3 | 100.5 | 58.48 | ||
| Occupied sinus volume (mm3) | 0.0 | 150.0 | 40.6 | 50.44 | ||
| Percentage occupation area in the horizontal plane (%) | 0.8 | 98.9 | 18.3 | 25.0 | ||
| Percentage occupation area in the frontal plane (%) | 0.0 | 100.0 | 22.8 | 30.4 | ||
| Percentage occupation volume (%) | 0.0 | 100.0 | 28.4 | 35.9 | ||
| Affected sinus | Age (years) | 18.2 | 83.0 | 43.6 | 18.3 | |
| Anteroposterior length in the horizontal plane (mm) | 23.2 | 45.9 | 35.3 | 4.3 | ||
| Latero-lateral length in the horizontal plane (mm) | 12.3 | 31.8 | 24.0 | 4.2 | ||
| Maximum sinus area in the horizontal plane (mm2) | 181.2 | 896.4 | 528.7 | 133.7 | ||
| Maximum unoccupied area in the horizontal plane (mm2) | 0.0 | 499.8 | 119.6 | 167.9 | ||
| Maximum occupied sinus area in the horizontal plane (mm2) | 6.3 | 807.3 | 409.1 | 207.4 | ||
| Maximum height in the frontal plane (mm) | 29.2 | 47.4 | 38.3 | 4.5 | ||
| Maximum width in the frontal plane (mm) | 17.1 | 36.6 | 25.4 | 4.1 | ||
| Maximum sinus area in the frontal plane (mm2) | 372.7 | 917.3 | 623.9 | 131.9 | ||
| Maximum unoccupied sinus area in the frontal plane (mm2) | 0.0 | 756.0 | 215.9 | 244.0 | ||
| Maximum occupied sinus area in the frontal plane (mm2) | 4.5 | 871.5 | 408.0 | 273.7 | ||
| Total sinus volume (mm3) | 62.9 | 393.8 | 154.1 | 59.94 | ||
| Unoccupied sinus volume (mm3) | 0.0 | 245.7 | 57.1 | 57.92 | ||
| Occupation sinus volume (mm3) | 0.0 | 209.6 | 97.1 | 62.62 | ||
| Percentage occupation area in the horizontal plane (%) | 1.2 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 33.7 | ||
| Percentage occupation area in the frontal plane (%) | 0.7 | 100.0 | 64.2 | 39.3 | ||
| Percentage occupation volume (%) | 0.0 | 100.0 | 62.5 | 35.2 | ||
| All sinuses | Age (years) | 18.2 | 83.0 | 43.6 | 18.2 | |
| Anteroposterior length in the horizontal plane (mm) | 23.2 | 45.9 | 35.5 | 3.9 | ||
| Latero-lateral length in the horizontal plane (mm) | 12.3 | 32.8 | 24.3 | 3.8 | ||
| Maximum sinus area in the horizontal plane (mm2) | 181.2 | 908.8 | 535.4 | 123.9 | ||
| Maximum unoccupied area in the horizontal plane (mm2) ** | 0.0 | 676.3 | 281.0 | 227.1 | ||
| Max. occupied sinus area in the horizontal plane (mm2) ** | 4.8 | 807.3 | 254.4 | 234.2 | ||
| Maximum height in the frontal plane (mm) | 28.2 | 50.9 | 38.2 | 4.5 | ||
| Maximum width in the frontal plane (mm) | 14.8 | 39.9 | 25.6 | 4.3 | ||
| Maximum sinus area in the frontal plane (mm2) | 283.2 | 1125.5 | 624.5 | 134.4 | ||
| Maximum unoccupied sinus area in the frontal plane (mm2) ** | 0.0 | 832.9 | 349.4 | 264.9 | ||
| Maximum occupied sinus area in the frontal plane (mm2) ** | 0.0 | 871.5 | 276.5 | 270.2 | ||
| Total sinus volume (mm3) | 52.3 | 393.8 | 147.6 | 52.0 | ||
| Unoccupied sinus volume (mm3) ** | 0.0 | 245.7 | 78.8 | 61.9 | ||
| Occupation sinus volume (mm3) ** | 0.0 | 209.6 | 68.8 | 63.3 | ||
| Percentage occupation area in the horizontal plane (%) ** | 0.8 | 100.0 | 47.2 | 41.4 | ||
| Percentage occupation area in the frontal plane (%) ** | 0.0 | 100.0 | 43.5 | 40.7 | ||
| Percentage occupation volume (%) ** | 0.0 | 100.0 | 45.4 | 39.3 | ||
SD = Standard deviation.
** Differences between affected and non-affected sinuses of p<0.001 level. Min: minimum; Max: maximum; Av: average.