Table 1 Subjects’ characteristics.

From: The Role of Periostin in the Occurrence and Progression of Eosinophilic Chronic Sinusitis with Nasal Polyps

 

Control subjects

ENP

nENP

No. of patients

12

30 (45.45%)

36 (54.55%)

Sex, male/female

9/3

24/6

19/17

Age (y)

32.5 (21–43)

44.5 (25–71)

34.6 (16–63)

Duration (y)

—

3.4 (1–8)

5.1 (2–21)

Asthma history, yes/no

—

4/26

0/36

Smoking, yes/no

—

21/9**

9/27

Eosinophilis (%)

 

19.92 ± 9.19 (10.8–41.2)

4.97 ± 2.22 (1.5–9.0)

  1. Age and duration are presented as medians (ranges). **P <0 .01 v.s. nENP.
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