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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with severe odontogenic infections and comparison among the groups

From: Hematologic and inflammatory parameters for determining severity of odontogenic infections at admission: a retrospective study

 

Patients (n = 271)

Group

P value

Trend test

I (n = 123)

II (n = 61)

III (n = 74)

IV (n = 13)

P value

Age (years)

61 [41, 74.5]

56 [37, 71.5]

59 [40, 77]

65 [47.3, 73.8]

73 [41, 75]

0.087a

0.011c*

Sex

     

0.561b

0.971d

 Male

138 (50.9%)

60 (48.8%)

35 (57.4%)

38 (51.4%)

5 (38.5%)

  

 Female

133 (49.1%)

63 (51.2%)

26 (42.6%)

36 (48.6%)

8 (61.5%)

  

Body mass index

22.3 [20.1, 25.0]

22.3 [20.4, 25.1]

23.2 [21.2, 25.2]

21.3 [18.9, 24.8]

21.3 [18.7, 23.4]

0.036a*

0.064c

Cause

     

0.080a

0.274d

 Apical periodontitis

120 (44.4%)

56 (45.9%)

36 (59.0%)

23 (31.1%)

5 (38.5%)

  

 Pericoronitis

36 (13.3%)

18 (14.8%)

5 (8.2%)

12 (16.2%)

1 (7.7%)

  

 Osteomyelitis

31 (11.5%)

12 (9.8%)

2 (3.3%)

14 (18.9%)

3 (23.1%)

  

 Post-extraction infection

23 (8.5%)

10 (8.2%)

2 (3.3%)

8 (10.8%)

3 (23.1%)

  

 Periodontitis

19 (7.0%)

5 (4.1%)

9 (14.8%)

4 (5.4%)

1 (7.7%)

  

 Others†

42 (15.5%)

22 (17.9%)

7 (11.5%)

13 (17.6%)

0

  

Lesion

     

0.004a*

0.266d

 Maxilla

54 (20.0%)

24 (19.7%)

23 (37.7%)

6 (8.1%)

1 (7.7%)

  

 Mandible

212 (78.2%)

96 (78.7%)

37 (60.7%)

67 (90.5%)

12 (92.3%)

  

 Others‡

5 (1.8%)

2 (1.6%)

1 (1.6%)

1 (1.4%)

0

  

Location of odontogenic cause

     

0.005a*

0.403d

 Anterior

33 (12.2%)

12 (9.7%)

14 (23.0%)

6 (8.1%)

1 (7.7%)

  

 Premolar

20 (7.4%)

8 (6.5%)

10 (16.4%)

2 (2.7%)

0

  

 Molar

192 (70.8%)

89 (72.4%)

33 (54.1%)

58 (78.4%)

12 (92.3%)

  

 Others§

26 (9.6%)

14 (11.4%)

4 (6.6%)

8 (10.8%)

0

  

Compromised host¶

70 (25.8%)

22 (17.9%)

20 (32.8%)

21 (28.4%)

7 (53.8%)

0.011b*

0.006d*

Extent of opening mouth

30 [15, 40]

30 [15, 40]

40 [25, 40]

20 [15, 30]

25.0 [18, 29]

 < 0.001a*

0.058c

Fever (°C)

37.2 [36.7, 37.7]

37.0 [36.6, 37.7]

37.2 [36.7, 37.6]

37.3 [36.6, 37.7]

37.4 [36.9, 37.8]

0.620a

0.401c

ICU

22 (8.1%)

1 (0.8%)

0

11 (14.9%)

10 (76.9%)

 < 0.001b*

 < 0.001d*

Duration of intravenous antibiotics (day)

3.5 [3.1, 4.0]

5 [4.3, 7]

6 [5, 8]

8 [7, 11.3]

12.5 [8.8, 15.3]

 < 0.001a*

 < 0.001c*

Duration of admission (day)

9.5 [5.9, 15.2]

7 [6, 9]

8 [7, 11]

14.0 [10, 18]

25.5 [16, 36]

 < 0.001a*

 < 0.001c*

  1. Data are shown as the median [first quartile, third quartile] or n (%)
  2. ICU intensive care unit
  3. *Statistically significant (P < 0.05)
  4. aKruskal − Wallis test; bFisher’s exact test; cJonckheere − Terpstra test; dCochran − Armitage test
  5. †Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis; sialadenitis; trauma; surgical site infection; odontogenic cyst; foreign body
  6. ‡Buccal; tongue§, maxillary sinus; salivary gland; lip¶, diabetes mellitus; corticosteroids usage; hemodialysis
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