Research Article

Prevalence and Risk Factors of MRI Abnormality Which Was Suspected as Sinusitis in Japanese Middle-Aged and Elderly Community Dwellers

Table 2

Characteristics of subjects with or without MRI abnormality.

 TotalMRI abnormalityNo MRI abnormalityP valu

Number19331441789
Age (years)60.6±12.562.7±11.560.4±12.60.039
Male (N, %)967 (50.0)97 (67.4)870 (48.6)<.0001
History of stroke (N, %)63 (3.3)4 (2.8)59 (3.3)1.000
History of hypertension (N, %)546 (28.3)52 (36.1)494 (27.6)0.029
History of ischemic heart disease (N, %)66 (3.4)8 (5.6)58 (3.2)0.149
History of hyperlipidemia (N, %)403 (20.9)29 (20.1)374 (20.9)0.828
History of diabetes mellitus (N, %)134 (6.9)10 (6.9)124 (6.9)0.995
History of renal disease (N, %)55 (2.9)5 (3.5)50 (2.8)0.599
History of liver disease (N, %)66 (3.4)3 (2.1)63 (3.5)0.478
History of peptic ulcer (N, %)239 (12.4)17 (11.8)222 (12.4)0.832
History of tuberculosis or pleuritis (N, %)57 (3.0)4 (2.8)53 (3.0)1.000
History of bronchial asthma (N, %)100 (5.2)24 (16.7)76 (4.3)<.0001
History of chronic bronchitis (N, %)41 (2.1)11 (7.6)30 (1.7)<.0001
History of osteoporosis (N, %)142 (7.4)12 (8.3)130 (7.3)0.637
History of rheumatoid arthritis (N, %)27 (1.4)3 (2.1)24 (1.3)0.448
History of gout or hyperuricemia (N, %)110 (5.7)15 (10.4)95 (5.3)0.011
alcohol intake ≧23g/day (N, %)283 (14.6)25 (17.4)258 (14.4)0.337
ex or current-smoker (N, %)779 (40.3)84 (58.3)695 (38.9)<.0001
education >9 years (N, %)1655 (85.6)119 (82.6)1536 (85.9)0.290
obesity (N, %)381 (19.7)43 (29.9)338 (18.9)0.002
physical activity<700,000METsmin/year(N, %)886 (45.8)56 (38.9)830 (46.4)0.082
household income<5,500,000yen/year(N, %)889 (46.0)70 (48.6)819 (45.8)0.512

The Chi-square test for categorical variables and Student’s t-test for continuous variables; †Fisher’s exact test; ‡average ± SD.