Sinonasal Characteristics in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Compared to Healthy Controls

Table 3

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores for sinonasal symptoms in OSA patients and controls. Data presented as mean (SD) and 95% CI.

Symptoms	OSA group ()	Control group ()	value	95% CI
Nasal blockage	46.2 (25,5)	14.1 (17.1)	<0.001	(25.7, 38.3)
Oral breathing	55.5 (26.2)	19.0 (23.1)	<0.001	(29.4, 43.7)
Snoring	84.2 (17.5)	36.1 (31.7)	<0.001	(40.6, 55.5)
Sleep apnea	77.5 (21.0)	14.2 (22.0)	<0.001	(57.1, 69.6)
Nasal discharge	28.8 (24.0)	12.9 (17.0)	<0.001	(9.9, 22.0)
Headache	32.5 (27.1)	20.8 (24.2)	0.002	(4.3, 19.2)
Midfacial pain	16.0 (20.5)	9.8 (15.9)	0.024	(0.8, 11.5)
Rhinosinusitis	16.6 (20.1)	4.8 (8.0)	<0.001	(7.3, 16.2)
Coughing	32.1 (25.3)	11.6 (14.0)	<0.001	(14.6, 26.4)
Sneezing	43.8 (59.0)	19.4 (19.8)	<0.001	(11.6, 37.2)
Reduced general health	29.5 (24.3)	11.6 (19.6)	<0.001	(11.5, 24.3)
Total VAS score	41.3 (12.8)	14.7 (14.4)	<0.001	(22.7, 30.6)