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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Resection versus preservation of the middle turbinate in surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: a randomized controlled trial

 

Number of participants

n (%)

p-value

Age (mean ± SD)

48.5 ± 13.6 years

 

Sex

 Male

15 (94)

 

 Female

1 (6)

 

Surgery type

 Primary

15 (94)

 

 Revision

1 (6)

 

Asthma

4 (25)

 

Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disorder

1 (6)

 

Environmental allergies

4 (25)

 

Smoking status

 Yes

1 (6)

 

 No

15 (94)

 

Baseline radiologic Lund-MacKay score

 Resected side (mean ± SD)

8.8 ± 2.1

p = 0.24

 Preserved side (mean ± SD)

8.8 ± 2.5