Differential perception and tolerance of chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms as a confounder of gender-disparate disease burden.
Katie M PhillipsRegan W BergmarkLloyd P HoehleEdina T ShuDavid S CaradonnaStacey T GrayAhmad R SedaghatPublished in: International forum of allergy & rhinology (2019)
Females with CRS reported more severe SNOT-22 scores, despite reporting a similar level of symptom control and general health-related quality of life as men. Women had a higher SNOT-22 threshold for poorly controlled symptoms. Female CRS patients may have greater perception and tolerance of CRS symptoms without a corresponding significant, disparate downstream impairment.