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Table 1 Demographic characteristics by gender

From: Should preoperative computed tomography be routine examination for cervicofacial space infections?

Study variables

All

Male

Female

T/χ2

P-value

Sample size, n (%)

153 (100%)

94 (61.4)

59 (38.6)

NA

NA

Age (year),

51.7 ± 17.4

50.5 ± 17.2

53.6 ± 17.8

1.05

0.29

mean ± SD

Preoperative CT, n (%)

   

0.24

0.62

 Yes

108 (70.6)

65 (60.2)

43 (39.8)

 No

45 (29.4)

29 (64.4)

16 (35.6)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

   

2.81

0.09

 Yes

19 (12.4)

15 (78.9)

4 (21.1)

 No

134 (87.6)

79 (61.4)

55 (38.6)

Pearson χ2 test and Student-t test were used for analysis

NA not applicable, SD standard deviation