Table 4: Confidence intervals and the amount of change between the 25% and 75% points.
|
Factor |
Low |
High |
Effect |
95% CI |
n = 518 |
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|
Sex (woman) |
1 |
2 |
-22.499 |
-50.369 |
to |
5.370 |
|
|
Age (years) |
41 |
67 |
-14.194 |
-34.897 |
to |
6.510 |
|
|
Hypertension (yes) |
1 |
2 |
-1.795 |
-34.802 |
to |
31.210 |
|
|
Asthma (yes) |
1 |
2 |
-16.839 |
-45.474 |
to |
11.800 |
|
|
Antithrombotic medication (yes) |
1 |
2 |
-29.816 |
-81.885 |
to |
22.250 |
|
|
Smoking habit (yes) |
2 |
1 |
-7.467 |
-30.480 |
to |
15.540 |
|
|
Alcohol consumption (yes) |
2 |
1 |
1.397 |
-20.963 |
to |
23.760 |
|
|
Preoperative sBP (mmHg) |
109 |
136 |
0.195 |
-21.182 |
to |
21.570 |
|
|
Preoperative dBP (mmHg) |
65 |
85 |
-2.961 |
-8.194 |
to |
2.270 |
|
|
Sinus disease (vs. CRSw/sNP) |
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|
Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis |
5 |
2 |
29.396 |
-9.074 |
to |
67.870 |
|
|
Fungal sinusitis |
5 |
4 |
36.686 |
-4.150 |
to |
77.520 |
|
|
Cystic disease |
5 |
3 |
-17.183 |
-75.246 |
to |
40.880 |
|
|
Eosinophillic chronic rhinosinuitis |
5 |
1 |
13.456 |
-25.046 |
to |
51.960 |
|
|
Number of inflamed sinuses (pieces) |
0 |
10 |
-18.759 |
-73.544 |
to |
36.030 |
|
|
Lund Mackay score (points) |
5 |
14 |
73.047 |
38.151 |
to |
107.940 |
|
|
Nasal polyps (yes) |
2 |
1 |
-1.807 |
-28.706 |
to |
25.090 |
|
|
Preoperative macrolide dose (yes) |
1 |
2 |
1.688 |
-21.209 |
to |
24.590 |
|
|
Preoperative steroid dose (yes) |
1 |
2 |
-13.475 |
-48.361 |
to |
21.410 |
|
|
Operative time (minutes) |
102 |
201 |
28.229 |
8.013 |
to |
48.450 |
|
|
Initial surgery or re-operation (Initial) |
1 |
2 |
49.098 |
18.268 |
to |
79.930 |
|
|
Unilateral or bilateral (bilateral) |
2 |
1 |
0.689 |
-40.976 |
to |
42.350 |
|
|
Number of sinuses opened (pieces) |
4 |
10 |
13.561 |
-32.971 |
to |
60.090 |
|
|
WBC (/μl) |
5100 |
7293 |
15.407 |
-0.199 |
to |
31.010 |
|
|
Neu/Lym ratio |
1.00 |
2.449 |
1.412 |
-7.369 |
to |
10.190 |
|
|
Eos (%) |
1.00 |
6.400 |
-6.272 |
-17.604 |
to |
5.060 |
|
|
Hb (g/dl) |
13.00 |
15.100 |
7.846 |
-12.708 |
to |
28.400 |
|
|
Plt (10^4/μl) |
19.00 |
27.375 |
-12.013 |
-27.455 |
to |
3.430 |
|
|
Alb (g/dl) |
4.00 |
4.700 |
-6.727 |
-21.897 |
to |
8.440 |
|
|
AST (U/L) |
18.00 |
27.000 |
-0.124 |
-13.818 |
to |
13.570 |
|
|
ALT (U/L) |
13.00 |
28.750 |
3.407 |
-16.244 |
to |
23.060 |
|
|
γGTP (U/L) |
16.00 |
42.000 |
-2.198 |
-12.956 |
to |
8.560 |
|
|
ALP (U/L) |
185.00 |
278.750 |
-3.685 |
-11.661 |
to |
4.290 |
|
|
T-bil (mg/dl) |
0.00 |
0.800 |
-4.553 |
-12.530 |
to |
3.420 |
|
|
Creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.00 |
0.860 |
-0.199 |
-4.360 |
to |
3.960 |
|
|
CRP (mg/dl) |
0.00 |
0.223 |
-0.548 |
-3.346 |
to |
2.250 |
|
|
PT-INR |
0.00 |
1.020 |
5.839 |
0.117 |
to |
11.560 |
|
|
APTT (seconds) |
28.00 |
1.020 |
5.809 |
-4.135 |
to |
15.750 |
|
The four main items that showed significant differences were as follows: an increase of 1 in PT-INR at 64.9 mL, increase in the Lund Mackay score from 5 to 14 points at 73.0 mL, increase in operative time from 102 to 201 min to 28.2 mL, and the frequency of re-operation increased compared to initial surgery at 49.1 mL.
sBP: systolic Blood Pressure; dBP: diastolic Blood Pressure; CRS: Chronic Rhinosinusitis; WBC: White Blood Cell; Neu/Lym ratio: Neutrophil/Lymphocyte; Eos: Eosinophils; Hb: Haemoglobin; Plt: Platelet; Alb: Albumin; AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase; γ-GTP: γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase; ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase; T-bil: Total Bilirubin; CRP: C-Reactive Protein; PT-INR: Prothrombin Time-International Normalised Ratio; APTT: Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time