Patients | Control | ||
---|---|---|---|
(n = 166) | (n = 35) | P* | |
Age, mean (SD), years | 33.9 (11.9) | 36.1 (11.7) | NS |
Male, n (%) | 78 (47.3%) | 8 (22.9%) | 0.008 |
Highest educational level, n (%) | |||
No formal education | 2 (1.21%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0.009 |
Primary | 25 (15.2%) | 5 (14.3%) | |
Secondary | 78 (47.3%) | 7 (20.0%) | |
Post-secondary | 60 (36.4%) | 23 (65.7%) | |
Physician rating of NC severity, n (%) | |||
None | 2 (1.2%) | 33 (94.2%) | <0.001 |
Mild | 56 (33.7%) | 2 (5.8%) | |
Moderate | 53 (31.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Severe | 43 (25.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Very severe | 12 (7.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Patient rating of NC severity, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
None | 2 (1.2%) | 33 (94.3%) | |
Very Mild | 16 (9.6%) | 1 (2.9%) | |
Mild | 40 (24.1%) | 1 (2.9%) | |
Moderate | 53 (31.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Severe | 43 (25.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Very severe | 12 (7.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Treatment | <0.001 | ||
Topical corticosteroids | 72 (43.4%) | 2 (5.7%) | |
Oral corticosteroids | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0%) | |
Topical antihistamines | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | |
Oral antihistamines | 57 (34.3%) | 2 (5.7%) | |
Acoustic rhinometry,** mean (SD) | |||
Nasal volume (V 0-7 ) | 18.6 (8.4) | - | - |
mCSA | 0.93 (0.45) | - | - |
CQ7 score, mean (SD) | 15.9 (5.2) | 3.7 (4.3) | <0.001 |
PGWBI score, mean (SD) | 88.3 (13.3) | 97.1 (14.3) | <0.001 |
MOS Sleep score, mean (SD) | |||
Sleep problems index II | 35.1 (17.5) | 22.3 (15.4) | <0.001 |