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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with NP and control subjects

From: Elevated expression of IL-17RB and ST2 on myeloid dendritic cells is associated with a Th2-skewed eosinophilic inflammation in nasal polyps

Age (years), mean (SD)

Patients (n = 30)

Control (n = 16)

Test

P value

39.67 (12.47)

41.13 (11.40)

0.39a

0.69

Number

%

Number

%

  

Gender

 Male

18

60

10

62.5

0.03b

0.87

 Female

12

40

6

37.5

  

Patients with atopy

7

23.3

0

0

  

Patients with elevated blood eosinophils

12

40

0

0

  

Patients with elevated tissue eosinophils

14

46.7

0

0

  

Patients with asthma

6

20

0

0

  

Patients with aspirin intolerance

0

0

0

0

  

Patients with smoking

1

3.3%

1

6.3%

  

TNSS score

7.0 (6.0–8.2)

N/A

  

CT score

18.0 (11.7–22.0)

N/A

  

Endoscopic score

5.5 (4.0–6.0)

N/A

  
  1. For TNSS, CT score and endoscopic score, results are expressed as medians and interquartile ranges
  2. TNSS total nasal symptom score, CT computed tomography, N/A not applicable
  3. at-test
  4. bChi square (χ2) test