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. 2016 Feb 15;82(5):580–588. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.11.009

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of the ITT and PP subgroups.

Characteristic ITT population (n = 386)
PP Population (n = 346)
Investigational drug (n = 191) Control drug (n = 195) Investigational drug (n = 171) Control drug (n = 175)
Gender, n (%)
 Women 119 (62.30) 117 (60.00) 107 (62.57) 108 (61.71)
 Men 72 (37.70) 78 (40.00) 64 (37.43) 67 (38.29)
Age, years (mean ± SD) 27.74 ± 12.51 31.04 ± 14.41 28.04 ± 12.81 31.15 ± 14.42
Range 12.19–70.38 12.01–67.54 12.19–70.38 12.00–67.54
Median (IQR) 25.12
(17.60–34.39)
28.79
(18.68–41.35)
25.39
(17.69–34.94)
28.79
(19.01–41.40)



Ethnicity, n (%)
 White 112 (58.64) 120 (61.54) 99 (57.89) 109 (62.29)
 Mixed 32 (16.75) 33 (16.92) 28 (16.37) 27 (15.43)
 African-American 42 (21.99) 37 (18.97) 39 (22.81) 34 (19.43)
 Asian 5 (2.62) 5 (2.56) 5 (2.92) 5 (2.86)
BMI, km/m2(mean ± SD) 24.96 ± 5.39 25.02 ± 5.07 24.65 ± 5.36 25.03 ± 4.84
Range 15.27–44.31 15.27–45.92 15.27–44.31 15.27–39.81
Median (IQR) 24.13
(20.76–28.41)
24.61
(21.90–27.29)
23.72
(20.55–28.13)
24.64
(21.95–27.36)



History of smoking; n (%)
 Non-smokers 177 (92.67) 181 (92.82) 158 (92.40) 162 (92.57)
 Ex-smokersa 14 (7.33) 14 (7.18) 13 (7.60) 13 (7.43)

SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; NIS, nasal index score; IQR, interquartile range; ITT, intent to treat population; PP, per-protocol population.

a

Stopped smoking three months prior to study entry.