| Identification of chronic rhinosinusitis phenotypes using cluster analysis. | |
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PMID: 22449557 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: The pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is not fully understood. In Europe and the United States, major subsets of CRSclassification are based on the presence or absence of polyps. Although nasal polyps (NPs) are a critical factor, many other factors also contribute to the pathogenesis of CRS. The aim of this study was to investigate diverse CRS phenotypes using cluster analysis.METHODS: This was a multicenter study examining clinical data from CRS patients treated at five hospitals. The study design was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Complete data were available for 425/496 patients. Data were subjected to k-means cluster analysis in an attempt to identify the different phenotypes involved in CRS.RESULTS: CRS was divided into four clusters. Cluster 1 (n = 180) and cluster 2 (n = 129) comprised patients with low peripheral eosinophil and mucosal eosinophil counts. However, polyp scores in cluster 2 were higher than cluster 1. Cluster 3 (n = 50) comprised patients with very high mucosal eosinophilcounts but low polyp and symptom scores. Finally, subjects in cluster 4 (n = 66) showed severe polyposis. Polyp score and mucosal eosinophil count werethe strongest predictors of clustering by discriminant analysis.CONCLUSION: The results of this study identified distinct clinical CRS phenotypes. CRS was classified into four phenotypes based on NPs and mucosaleosinophil counts. Cutoff points for these factors were identified by tree analysis. Additional studies are needed to establish clinical significance of the phenotypes. |
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T Nakayama; D Asaka; M Yoshikawa; T Okushi; Y Matsuwaki; H Moriyama; N Otori |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-3-23 |
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Title: American journal of rhinology & allergy Volume: - ISSN: 1945-8932 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-3-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101490775 Medline TA: Am J Rhinol Allergy Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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