From: Predictors of failure of recurrent spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea repair: a prospective cohort study
 | Recurrence | No recurrence | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
N = 17 (%) | N = 20 (%) | Â | |
Age (year) | 44.47 ± 11.58 | 40.05 ± 11.17 | 0.246 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 33.8 ± 5.74 | 36.17 ± 8.75 | 0.346 |
CSF pressure | 32.53 ± 8.48 | 29.65 ± 7.6 | 0.284 |
Sex | |||
 Male | 4 (23.5%) | 2 (10%) | 0.383 |
 Female | 13 (76.5%) | 18 (90%) |  |
Marital status | |||
 Not married | 1 (5.9%) | 2 (10%) | > 0.999 |
 Married | 16 (94.1%) | 18 (90%) |  |
Smoking | |||
 Nonsmoker | 15 (88.2%) | 20 (100%) | 0.204 |
 Current smoker | 2 (11.8%) | 0 (0%) |  |
No. of deliveries | N = 13 | N = 18 | Â |
 Nullipara | 1 (7.7%) | 4 (22.2%) | < 0.001** |
 Primipara | 0 (0%) | 9 (50%) |  |
 Multipara | 12 (92.3%) | 5 (27.8%) |  |
Leakage side | |||
 Right | 10 (58.8%) | 10 (50%) | 0.919 |
 Left | 6 (35.2%) | 8 (40%) |  |
Bilateral | 1 (5.8%) | 2 (10%) | Â |
Headache | 17 (100%) | 15 (75%) | 0. 05 |
Blurring of vision | 15 (88.2%) | 8 (40%) | 0.006* |
Unsteadiness | 9 (52.9%) | 2 (10%) | 0.01* |
Meningitis | 2 (11.8%) | 1 (5%) | 0.584 |
COVID-19 | 2 (11.8%) | 1 (5%) | 0.999 |
Pneumocephalus | 1 (5.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0.459 |