Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics on the full cohort of sampled participants in this study (n = 100). CRSsNP chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyposis, CRSwNP chronic rhinosinusitis with polyposis.

From: Characterising clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the sinuses of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

Variable

Disease control (n = 36)

CRSsNP (n = 27)

CRSwNP (n = 37)

Unadjusted p-value

Positive Staphylococcus aureus carriage

11

7

6

N.S.

Age (years)

44 ± 16

45 ± 16

48 ± 15

N.S.

Gender (male)

15

17

26

p < 0.05

New Zealand European

29

25

30

N.S.

Smoker and ex-smoker

7

4

5

N.S.

Lund–Mackay score

–

14 ± 2.5

17 ± 4.8

p < 0.05

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