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Table 1 Demographic features of those patient’s referred from acute care to OPAT for ADI management

From: Acute dental infections managed in an outpatient parenteral antibiotic program setting: prospective analysis and public health implications

OPAT ADI (n = 110)a

n (%)

Gender

 Male

50 (45)

 Female

60 (55)

Age (years)

 18 – 25

10 [9]

 26 – 45

52 (47)

 46 – 65

40 [37]

  > 65

8 [7]

 Participant mean age (SD)

43.9 (14.4)

Dental History

 ‘Brush at least daily’ (n = 108)

98 (91)

 Prior cavities (n = 104)

90 (87)

 Prior dental infection (n = 109)

84 (77)

 Prior ADI in the same tooth

39 [36]

 ‘Have a regular dentist’ (n = 108)

87 (81)

 Visited a dentist in past 6 months

63 (58)

 Dental Insurance (n = 107)

70 (65)

Medical History

 Diabetes mellitus (n = 108)

7 [6]

 Active smoker (n = 100)

53 (53) e

 Alcohol consumption > 6 beverage/week (n = 72)

15 [21]

 History of cold sores (n = 108)

36 [33]

 History of cancer (n = 108)

6 [6]

 Currently on immunosuppressiveb (n = 108)

7 [6]

Social Factors

 Employed (n = 97)

68 (70)

 Social Deprivation Indexc − mean (SD) (n = 100)

3.3 (1.4)

 Number reporting income below LICOd (%) (n = 81)

15 [19]

  1. a n = 110 unless otherwise specified
  2. bDefined as any dosage of oral or inhaled glucocorticoid, chemotherapy, or disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug
  3. cReported as quintiles - 1 = least deprivation, 5 = most deprivation
  4. dLICO = Low Income Cut-Off (‘poverty line’), Statistics Canada defined threshold below which household is expected to spend 20% more than the average household on essential needs [40]
  5. eCanadian national smoking prevalence of 16% and Alberta provincial smoking prevalence of 22% (Statistics Canada, 2012)