title: SNOT-22 in a control population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess SNOT-22 and its subscales in a non-rhinosinusitis UK-wide population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-reported questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based from 30 ENT departments around the UK.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.|ENT Department, James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Yarmouth, UK.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Erskine
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.affiliation: Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anari
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surg, ENT Department, Writington, Wigan and Lee NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sunkaraneni
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carrie
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Darlington Memorial Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Darlington, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.affiliation: Norwich Medical School, UEA, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.|ENT Department, James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Yarmouth, UK.
authors.forename: C M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-3236
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Philpott
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult