Table 1.

Patient characteristics (n = 50)

Gender	Female 25 (50%)
Age	19–83 (mean 49)
Nasal polyps	21 (42%)
ESS in the past	24 (48%)
Asthma	20 (40%)
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease	9 (18%)
Allergy	24 (48%)
Gastroesophageal reflux	15 (30%)
Lund–Mackay computed tomography staging scorea (total 0–24)	2–24 (mean 13)

^aLund VJ, Mackay IS. Staging in rhinosinusitis. Rhinology. 1993;31(4):183–4