Table 1.

Population baseline characteristics.

CRSwNP/CRSsNP (n)	17/7
Age (mean ± SD)	54.9 ± 11.9 years
Gender (n)	Female = 13 (54%)
Ethnicity (n)	22 (Caucasian); 2 (Arabic)
Asthma [n (%)]	18 (75%)
Number of previous ESS (mean ± SD)	2.08 ± 1.14
History of allergy (seasonal) [n (%)]	5 (21%)
Current smoker	0 (0%)
WBC (109/L) (mean ± SD)	6.83 ± 1.29
Eos (109/L) (mean ± SD)	0.39 ± 0.32
IgE kIU/L(mean ± SD)	275.8 ± 397.7

n, number; SD, standard deviation.