SNOT-22 in a control population

S E Erskine; C Hopkins; A Clark; S Anari; N Kumar; A Robertson; S Sunkaraneni; J A Wilson; S Carrie; N Kara; J Ray; R Smith; C M Philpott; CRES Group

doi:10.1111/coa.12667

SNOT-22 in a control population

Clin Otolaryngol. 2017 Feb;42(1):81-85. doi: 10.1111/coa.12667. Epub 2016 Jun 9.

Authors

S E Erskine^{1

2}, C Hopkins³, A Clark¹, S Anari⁴, N Kumar⁵, A Robertson⁶, S Sunkaraneni⁷, J A Wilson⁸, S Carrie⁹, N Kara¹⁰, J Ray¹¹, R Smith¹², C M Philpott^{1

2}; CRES Group

Affiliations

¹ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
² ENT Department, James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Yarmouth, UK.
³ ENT Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ ENT Department, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
⁵ Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surg, ENT Department, Writington, Wigan and Lee NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, UK.
⁶ ENT Department, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
⁷ ENT Department, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK.
⁸ Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁹ ENT Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
¹⁰ ENT Department, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
¹¹ ENT Department, Darlington Memorial Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Darlington, UK.
¹² Norwich Medical School, UEA, Norwich, UK.

PMID: 27147284
DOI: 10.1111/coa.12667

Abstract

Objectives: To assess SNOT-22 and its subscales in a non-rhinosinusitis UK-wide population.

Design: Self-reported questionnaire.

Setting: Based from 30 ENT departments around the UK.

Participants: 250 Non-rhinosinusitis adults - no self-reported nasal problems in the past, no chronic conditions undergoing active treatment and no hospital admissions in the preceding 12 months.

Main outcome measures: SNOT-22, SF-36.

Results: The mean SNOT-22 total score overall was 12.0. The mean was 10.2 for males with a median of 6.5 and a mean of 13.2 for females with a median of 9. Females scored significantly more highly than males on the sleep/fatigue and facial domains.

Conclusions: Our data demonstrate differences in SNOT-22 amongst males and females. These data can be used in future studies for comparison with different disease populations with rhinosinusitis.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chronic Disease
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results
Rhinitis / complications*
Rhinitis / diagnosis*
Sex Factors
Sinusitis / complications*
Sinusitis / diagnosis*
Surveys and Questionnaires*
Symptom Assessment*
United Kingdom
Young Adult