Table 2.

Demographic, clinical, and radiological data from the study subjects

	Tonsillitis	Peritonsillar abscess	Abscess deep extension	Total	p value
Number	13	19	20	52	–
Age (years)	39 ± 14	40 ± 21	47 ± 17	43 ± 18	0.347
Female (%)	0%	37%	55%	35%	0.005
Symptom duration (days)	4.9 ± 2.3	5.5 ± 3.9	4 ± 4	4.8 ± 3.6	0.422
C-reactive protein (mg/mL)	169 ± 67	105 ± 106	192 ± 97	155 ± 100	0.018
White blood cell count	13 ± 6	13 ± 4	16 ± 6	14 ± 5	0.133
Abscess largest diameter (mm)	0	22 ± 10	54 ± 33	29 ± 30	< 0.001

Data for continuous variables are given as mean ± standard deviation