Research Article

Increased B Cell-Activating Factor Expression Is Associated with Postoperative Recurrence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps

Table 2

The demographic and clinical parameters between primary and recurrent CRSwNP group.

VariablesPrimary CRSwNP group ()Recurrent CRSwNP group () value

Age (years)0.614
Gender (male/female)25/1522/180.650
Smoker (yes/no)10/3013/270.622
BMI (kg/m2)0.749
Allergic rhinitis (yes/no)4/3614/260.014
Asthma (yes/no)3/377/330.311
Peripheral eosinophil count (109/L)0.004
Peripheral eosinophil percentage (%)0.005
VAS score0.044
Lund-Mackay score0.461

CRSwNP: chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps; BMI: body mass index; VAS: visual analogue scale.