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Differences in men and women suffering from CRSwNP and AERD in quality of life
Tina J Bartosik1, David T Liu1, Nicholas J Campion1
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Purpose:
While the overall impact of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) on patients' health is diverse, many affected individuals have a substantially impaired quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of sex-associated differences specifically in the subgroups of CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) by assessing QoL parameters in women and men separately.
Methods:
In a retrospective single-center study, 59 patients with CRSwNP (39 males and 20 females) and 46 patients with AERD (18 males and 28 females) were included. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) evaluating QoL via the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-20 German Adapted Version (SNOT-20 GAV) as well as the total polyp score (TPS) were analysed.
Results:
There was no significant difference in TPS (p = 0.5550) and total SNOT-20 GAV scores (p = 0.0726) between male or female patients with CRSwNP or AERD. Furthermore, no significant sex differences were found within disease groups regarding the subcategories of the SNOT-20 GAV items.
Conclusion:
Thus, quality of life is severely impaired in patients suffering from various forms of CRS regardless of their sex.
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