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. 2023 Dec 15;40(2):207–218. doi: 10.1007/s11282-023-00723-5

Table 4.

Statistical analysis of incidental findings (IF) and need for further dental treatment

Category Presence of IF
p-value		 Presence of IF maxillary sinus
p-value		 Presence of IF nasal
p-value		 Presence of IF bone
p-value		 Presence of IF cystic
p-value		 Presence of IF dento-alveolar/teeth
p-value		 Presence of IF soft-tissue calcifications
p-value		 Need for further dental treatment
p-value
Gender
 Female P = 0.70 P = 0.25 P = 0.41 P = 0.87 P = 0.71 P = 0.76 P = 0.004 P = 0.52
 Male OR = 1.14 OR = 0.78 OR = 0.75 OR = 1.07 OR = 0.64 OR = 0.93 OR = 2.67* OR = 0.87
Age P = 0.0002 P = 0.007 P = 0.24 P = 0.22 P = 0.42 P = 0.12 P = 0.93 P = 0.18
 < 40 years OR1 = 3.09* OR1 = 4.08* OR1 = 0.84 OR1 = 0.45 OR1 = 0.24 OR1 = 2.00 OR1 = 0.97 OR1 = 1.84
 40–60 years OR2 = 5.37* OR2 = 5.24* OR2 = 1.75 OR2 = 0.87 OR2 = 0.53 OR2 = 2.26 OR2 = 1.12 OR2 = 2.33
 > 60 years OR3 = 1.73 OR3 = 1.28 OR3 = 2.08 OR3 = 1.93 OR3 = 2.22 OR3 = 1.13 OR3 = 1.16 OR3 = 1.26
Tooth status
 Partially edentulous P = 1.00 P = 0.85 P = 0.36 P = 0.25 P = 1.00 P = 0.01 P = 1.00 P = 0.003
 Fully edentulous OR = 1.05 OR = 1.65 OR = 1.82 OR = –a OR = 0.41* OR = 1.04 OR = 0.19*
FOV P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P < 0.0001 P = 0.48 P = 0.005 P < 0.0001 P = 0.0002
 Small OR1 = 4.85* OR1 = 2.41* OR1 = 11.02* OR1 = 2.35 OR1 = 1.26 OR1 = 1.72 OR1 = 41.95*b OR1 = 1.24
 Medium OR2 = 22.39* OR2 = 6.15* OR2 = 20.81* OR2 = 8.59* OR2 = 2.64 OR2 = 2.55* OR2 = 177.66*b OR2 = 3.55*
 Large OR3 = 4.59 OR3 = 2.56* OR3 = 1.90 OR3 = 3.66* OR3 = 2.10 OR3 = 1.48 OR3 = 4.28* OR3 = 2.85*

Level of significance set at p ≤ 0.05 marked as bold

Statistical analysis regarding the presence of incidental findings and need for further dental treatment in relation to age, gender, tooth status and FOV. Odds ratio (OR) with comparison of 2nd and 1st category (OR1), 3rd and 1st category (OR2), 3rd and 2nd category (OR3) in the order of presentation

*OR significantly different from 1

aValues not reliable since calculation contains divisions/multiplications by zero (OR is 0 and/or Infinity)

bOnly 1 small FOV out of 226 with soft-tissue calcification incidental findings