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| Chronic rhinosinusitis patients | |
n (59) | % | ||
Gender | Male | 27 | 45.8 |
Female | 32 | 54.2 | |
Age | ≥45 years | 35 | 59.3 |
<45 years | 24 | 40.7 | |
Smoking | No | 30 | 50.8 |
Ex | 11 | 18.6 | |
Current | 15 | 25.4 | |
Unknown | 3 | 5.1 | |
Allergic rhinitis | No | 34 | 57.6 |
Yes | 23 | 39.0 | |
Unknown | 2 | 3.4 | |
Asthma | No | 45 | 76.3 |
Yes | 12 | 20.3 | |
Unknown | 2 | 3.4 | |
Nasal polyps | No | 42 | 71.2 |
Yes | 15 | 25.4 | |
Unknown | 2 | 3.4 | |
Duration of symptoms | <1 year | 8 | 13.6 |
1 - 4.9 years | 23 | 39.0 | |
5 - 14.9 years | 14 | 23.7 | |
≥15 years | 11 | 18.6 | |
Unknown | 3 | 5.1 | |
Antibiotic courses during the past 2 years | No | 11 | 18.6 |
1 - 3 | 22 | 37.3 | |
4 - 9 | 14 | 23.7 | |
≥10 | 10 | 16.9 | |
Unknown | 2 | 3.4 | |
Current use of intranasal corticosteroids | No | 15 | 25.4 |
Yes | 42 | 71.2 | |
Unknown | 2 | 3.4 | |
≥1 peroral corticosteroid course(s) during the past 1 year | No | 55 | 98.2 |
Yes | 1 | 1.8 | |
Unknown | 3 | 5.1 | |
Previous sinonasal operation(s) | No | 45 | 76.3 |
Yes | 14 | 23.7 | |
Radiological signs in CT3mm scans of previous sinus operation | No | 46 | 78.0 |
Yes | 13 | 22.0 | |
Sinonasal operation performed within a year after the CT scans | No | 25 | 42.4 |
Yes | 32 | 54.2 | |
Unknown | 2 | 3.4 | |
≥1 sinonasal operation(s) during the 9-year follow-up | No | 47 | 79.7 |
Yes | 10 | 16.9 | |
Unknown | 2 | 3.4 | |
Current symptoms by VAS, mean (min - max) | Sense of smell | 3.2 | (0 - 10) |
Post-nasal drip | 5.0 | (0 - 10) | |
Obstruction | 5.5 | (0 - 10) | |
Facial pain | 4.9 | (0 - 10) |