Table 5.
Multinomial logistic regression analysis of patients’ characteristics changing from the patients’ cohort in 2011 (reference) to the cohorts in 2015 and 2019.
| Patients’ characteristics | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
| Age | 1 | 1.024 (1.014–1.034) | < 0.001 | 1.030 (1.017–1.043) | < 0.001 |
| Number of tonsillitis episodes last 12 months | 1 | 1.014 (0.950–2.082) | 0.681 | 1.273 (1.185–1.367) | < 0.001 |
| Tonsillotomy instead of tonsillectomy | 1 | 1.851 (0.675–5.076) | 0.232 | 6.173 (2.222–17.241) | < 0.001 |
Significant p-values (p < 0.05) in bold.
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.