Table 3.
Tonsillitis episodes treated with antibiotics in patients who underwent tonsil surgery (n = 1382).
| Parameter | All | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| All | 1383 | 100 | 625 | 100 | 510 | 100 | 248 | 100 | < 0.001 |
| < 3 episodes last 12 months | 276 | 20 | 133 | 21.3 | 105 | 20.6 | 38 | 15.3 | |
| 3–5 episodes last 12 months | 862 | 62.3 | 404 | 64.6 | 337 | 66.1 | 121 | 48.8 | |
| ≥ 6 episodes last 12 months | 245 | 17.7 | 88 | 14.1 | 68 | 13.3 | 89 | 35.9 | |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonsillitis episodes last 12 months, n | 3.99 ± 2.01 | 3.82 ± 1.89 | 3.79 ± 1.89 | 4.79 ± 2.32 | < 0.001 |
Significant p-values (p < 0.05) in bold.
SD standard deviation.