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

Table 3

Association between BAFF expression and clinical variables in CRSwNP patients.

Variable	Serum BAFF level		BAFF RNA expression level
		value		value
Age	0.101	0.373	0.116	0.296
BMI	-0.045	0.689	-0.201	0.512
VAS score	0.113	0.318	0.278	0.310
Lund-Mackay score	-0.041	0.719	0.476	0.053
Peripheral eosinophil	0.614	<0.001	0.317	0.175
Percentage (%)
Peripheral eosinophil count (10^9/L)	0.347	0.010	0.296	0.347
BAFF mRNA expression level	0.703	<0.001	—	—
Serum BAFF level	—	—	0.703	<0.001

BAFF: B cell-activating factor; CRSwNP: chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps; BMI: body mass index; VAS: visual analog scale.