Table 4 The differences in the SNOT-22 score at 6 months period in relation to various risk factors
From: Pattern of symptom improvement following endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis
Predictive factors | 6 months post EES SNOT-22 score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | t | df | p value | |
Age (years) | 0.39* | 4.63 | 0.816 | ||
< 19 | 23.6 | 33.75 | |||
20–29 | 26.15 | 20.80 | |||
30–39 | 18.53 | 15.99 | |||
40–49 | 18.86 | 23.44 | |||
≥ 50 | 23.25 | 18.98 | |||
Sex | − 1.23 | 66 | 0.889 | ||
Male | 19.35 | 3.38 | |||
Female | 25.56 | 3.74 | |||
Asthma | − 0.91 | 66 | 0.366 | ||
Without | 20.96 | 2.74 | |||
With | 26.50 | 6.09 | |||
Smoking | − 1.07 | 66 | 0.288 | ||
Without | 21.2 | 2.67 | |||
With | 29.56 | 7.61 | |||
Previous sinus surgery | − 0.18 | 66 | 0.854 | ||
Without | 21.69 | 3.46 | |||
With | 22.62 | 3.67 | |||
Allergies | − 2.16 | 66 | 0.035 | ||
Without | 16.23 | 3.42 | |||
With | 26.88 | 3.46 | |||
Polyps | |||||
Without | 23.47 | 2.96 | − 0.79 | 66 | 0.433 |
With | 19.10 | 4.83 | |||
Culture positive | − 0.80 | 66 | 0.496 | ||
Positive | 18.56 | 5.42 | |||
Negative | 23.30 | 2.85 | |||
Medical comorbidities | − 0.29 | 66 | 0.77 | ||
Without | 21.71 | 2.91 | |||
With | 23.33 | 5.06 | |||