Oropharyngeal abscesses with repeated health care visits – the characteristics in patients with odontogenic and peritonsillar abscesses

Table 2 Explanatory variables and repeated healthcare visits in patients with an odontogenic or a peritonsillar abscess

	Repeated healthcare visits before hospitalization
	Yes		No		P-value
	n	%	n	%	P-value
All	106	36.1	188	63.9
Age (years)					1.000*
Min-max	9.4–89.3		3.9–89.9
Mean	44.3		44.3
Sex					0.618**
Male	63	34.8	118	65.2
Female	43	38.1	70	61.9
Duration of symptoms (days)					0.404*
Min-max	0–23		0–38
Mean	4.6		4.1
Extraoral swelling present					0.672**
Yes	53	37.9	87	62.1
No	53	34.4	101	65.6
Intraoral swelling present					0.898**
Yes	90	35.7	162	64.3
No	16	38.1	26	61.9
Swallowing difficulty					0.403**
Yes	53	36.8	91	63.2
No	53	35.3	97	64.7
Referring professional					0.270**
Medical doctor	68	37.8	112	62.2
Dentist	30	37.5	50	62.5
Hospitalization without referral	8	23.5	26	76.5

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