Review Article
Sphenoid Sinus Diseases: A Review of 1,442 Patients
Table 2
Characteristics of the infection/inflammation and tumor groups.
| | Infection/inflammation 98 patients | Tumor 24 patients | |
| Mean age, years (SD) 95% CI | 55.4 (±17.2) 51.98, 58.89 | 49.5 (±20.8) 40.66, 58.26 | | Female : male ratio | 57 (58.2%) : 41 (41.8%) | 15 (62.5%) : 9 (37.5%) | 0.818 | Symptoms (% among all patients) | | | | Headache (63.9%) | 63 (64.3%) | 15 (62.5%) | 1.000 | Visual loss (35.3%) | 30 (30.6%) | 13 (54.2%) | 0.055 | Facial pain (31.2%) | 24 (24.5%) | 6 (25.0%) | 1.000 | Rhinorrhea (24.6%) | 36 (36.7%) | 2 (8.3%) | 0.006 | Diplopia (18.9%) | 17 (17.4%) | 6 (25.0%) | 0.392 | Fever (16.4%) | 20 (20.4%) | 0 | 0.012 | Meningeal sign (4.9%) | 6 (6.1%) | 0 | 0.597 | Positive nasal endoscopy (38.5%) | 39 (39.8%) | 8 (33.3%) | 0.644 |
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SD: standard deviation, CI: confidence interval; exact test, : -test.
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