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Table 1 Relation between demographic data among in both groups

From: Predictors of failure of recurrent spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea repair: a prospective cohort study

 

Recurrence

No recurrence

p-value

N = 17 (%)

N = 20 (%)

 

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

 

 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%)

 

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

  1. *P < 0.05 is statistically significant