Table 1: Basic demographics.
|
Variable |
CRS (-) |
CRS (+) |
P-value |
|
N = 54576 |
N = 13644 |
||
|
Sex |
n (%) |
n (%) |
0.99 |
|
Female |
27316 (50.1) |
6829 (50.1) |
|
|
Male |
27260 (49.9) |
6815 (49.9) |
|
|
Age, mean (SD) |
42.6 (14.4) |
42.9 (14.0) |
0.02# |
|
Stratified age (years) |
|
|
0.99 |
|
≤ 49 |
38568 (70.7) |
9642 (70.7) |
|
|
50-65 |
11632 (21.3) |
2908 (21.3) |
|
|
> 65 |
4376 (8.02) |
1094 (8.02) |
|
|
Comorbidities |
|
|
|
|
Diabetes mellitus |
2093 (3.84) |
586 (4.29) |
0.01 |
|
Hypertension |
7258 (13.3) |
2219 (16.3) |
< 0.001 |
|
Hyperlipidemia |
5020 (9.20) |
1851 (13.6) |
< 0.001 |
|
Asthma |
1611 (2.95) |
1201 (8.80) |
< 0.001 |
|
Stroke |
633 (1.16) |
161 (1.18) |
0.84 |
|
COPD |
2127 (3.90) |
1564 (11.5) |
< 0.001 |
|
Alcohol-related illness |
1241 (2.27) |
379 (2.78) |
< 0.001 |
|
Tobacco dependency |
318 (0.58) |
127 (0.93) |
< 0.001 |
Chi-Square Test; #: Two sample t-test.
CRS: Chronic Rhinosinusitis; SD: Standard Deviation; COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease