Table 1 Demographics of the study subjects
Groups | CRS | FA | CRS-FA | Healthy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 17 | 13 | 26 | 12 |
male | 16 | 13 | 20 | 13 | |
Age | Range | 22~43 | 17~46 | 16~55 | 20~22 |
Average | 24.6 ± 5.2 | 28.6 ± 3.9 | 25.8 ± 4.8 | 20.3 ± 0.3 | |
FA history (years) | Range | No | 0.8~11 | 0.5~11 | No |
Average | No | 3.1 ± 2.6 | 3.3 ± 2.1 | No | |
CRS history | Range | 2.5~11 | No | 2.2~18 | No |
Average | 6.3 ± 2.4 | No | 5.4 ± 1.7 | No | |
Other allergy | No | No | 8 with AD | No | |
Previous FESS | No | No | No | No | |
Polyposis | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
hyperplastic sinusitis | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Serum total IgE (pg/ml) | 76.9 ± 21.8 | 699.3 ± 85.2* | 765.2 ± 94.3* | 55.6 ± 15.4 |