Mediators of Inflammation

Research Article

Increased B Cell-Activating Factor Expression Is Associated with Postoperative Recurrence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps

Table 1

The demographic and clinical characteristics among three groups.


Variables	HC ()	CRSsNP ()	CRSwNP ()	value

Age (years)				0.652
Gender (male/female)	22/18	26/14	47/33	0.652
Smoker (yes/no)	10/30	12/28	23/57	0.870
BMI (kg/m²)				0.302
Allergic rhinitis (yes/no)	0/40	6/34	18/62	0.005
Asthma (yes/no)	0/40	3/37	10/70	0.061
Peripheral eosinophil count (10⁹/L)				<0.001
Peripheral eosinophil percentage (%)				<0.001
VAS score	—			0.002
Lund-Mackay score	—			0.002

HC: healthy control; CRSsNP: chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps; CRSwNP: chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps; BMI: body mass index; VAS: visual analogue scale.