Table 2: Patient demographics and baseline characteristics.
|
Variable |
Valuea |
|
Sex |
|
|
Female |
64 (52.5) |
|
Male |
58 (47.5) |
|
|
|
|
Age (years) |
50.1 ± 16.4 |
|
|
|
|
Race |
|
|
White |
107 (87.7) |
|
Black or African American |
5 (4.1) |
|
Asian |
2 (1.6) |
|
Asian, White |
2 (1.6) |
|
Black or African American, White |
1 (0.8) |
|
Declined available choices |
5 (4.1) |
|
|
|
|
Body mass index (BMI) |
27.6 ± 6.7 |
|
Underweight (BMI < 18.5) |
3 (2.4) |
|
Normal weight (BMI 18.5- < 25) |
48 (38.7) |
|
Overweight (BMI 25 - < 30) |
37 (29.8) |
|
Obsese (BMI ≥ 30) |
36 (29.0) |
|
|
|
|
Nasal valve collapse mechanismb |
|
|
Bilateral dynamic |
68 (56.7) |
|
Bilateral static |
47 (39.2) |
|
Unilateral dynamic |
2 (1.7) |
|
Unilateral dynamic and unilateral static |
2 (1.7) |
|
Unilateral static |
1 (0.8) |
|
|
|
|
Additional nasal obstruction diagnosesb,c |
|
|
Nasal valve stenosis |
64 (53.3) |
|
Septal turbinate (nasal septal body) |
37 (30.8) |
|
Septal deviation |
34 (28.3) |
|
Turbinate enlargement |
31 (25.8) |
|
Nasal polyps |
3 (2.5) |
|
|
|
|
History of nasal surgery |
67 (55.8) |
a: Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Categorical variables are presented as number (% of total); N = 122 except where noted; bn = 120; c: In addition to nasal valve collapse.