Table 1.
Patients' characteristics
| Patients' characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 15 (53.6) |
| Female, n (%) | 13 (46.4) |
| Age (mean), years | 48 |
| Asthma bronchiale, n (%) | 27 (96.4) |
| NSAID intolerance, n (%) | 17 (60.7) |
| Surgery due to CRS, n (%) | 25 (89.3) |
| Number of previous surgeries, n (%) | |
| 1 | 9 (36.0) |
| 2 | 7 (28.0) |
| 3 | 4 (16.0) |
| 4 | 2 (8.0) |
| 5 | 2 (8.0) |
| 6 | 1 (4.0) |
| Evidence of histological eosinophilia if a mucosal biopsy was performed, n (%) | 21 (100.0) |
| Perennial sensitization, n (%) | 9 (64.3) |
| Seasonal sensitization, n (%) | 12 (85.7) |
CRS, chronic rhinosinusitis; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.