Table 3: The incidence and hazard ratio of coronary heart disease among patients with CRS who did and did not undergo surgery compared with patients without CRS.

Variable

N

Event

PY

Rate#

Crude HR

(95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

Crude HR

(95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

CRS (-)

54576

3337

370037

0.90

1.00

1.00

 

 

CRS (+)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With surgery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 No

11148

990

77377

1.28

1.42 (1.33-1.53)***

1.33 (1.24-1.43)***

1.00

1.00

 Yes

2496

183

15850

1.15

1.27 (1.10-1.48)**

1.16 (1.00-1.35)*

0.89 (0.76-1.05)

0.88 (0.75-1.04)

Rate#: incidence rate per 100 person-years.

Adjusted HR: Multivariable analysis including age, sex, and comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, alcohol-related illness, and tobacco dependency.

*: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.01, ***: P < 0.001

CRS: Chronic Rhinosinusitis; PY: Person-Years; HR: Hazard Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval