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Table 4 Factors associated with poor quality of life on SNOT 22 after controlling for confounders

From: The burden of chronic rhinosinusitis and its effect on quality of life among patients re-attending an otolaryngology clinic in south western Uganda

VARIABLE

Crude odds ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

p value

CRS

 No

   

 Yes

29.62 (10.6–82.4)

8.94 (2.4–33.8)

0.00a

Polyps

 No

   

 Yes

17.5 (2.2–139.0)

2.14 (0.1–53.3)

0.64

Nasal discharge

 No

   

 Yes

24.40 (7.8–76.1)

7.15 (1.6–32.8)

0.01a

Allergy

 No

   

symptoms

 Yes

2.94 (1.3–6.8)

1.94 (0.5–7.9)

0.35

GERD

 No

   

 Yes

1.1 (0.3–5.0)

0.69 (0.1–5.9)

0.74

History of smoking

 No

   

 Yes

2.50 (1.0–6.2)

3.65 (0.9–15.1)

0.07

Monthly income

  < USD 15

   

 >/=USD 15

0.36 (0.2–0.8)

0.48 (0.2–1.5)

0.20

  1. CI Confidence interval, asignificant at 0.05 level
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