Table 6.
Comparison between patient profiles and complications (Student's t-test or Chi-Square test).
| Variable | Complication |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 156) | Yes (n = 18) | ||
| Age years (SD) | 45.0 (19.6) | 51.6 (20.7) | 0.215 |
| Sex: | 0.811 | ||
| Female (%) | 113 (72.4%) | 12 (66.7%) | |
| Male (%) | 43 (27.6%) | 6 (33.3%) | |
| Affected gland: | 0.025 | ||
| Parotid (%) | 107 (68.6%) | 7 (38.9%) | |
| Submandibular (%) | 49 (31.4%) | 11 (61.1%) | |
| Side: | 0.314 | ||
| Right (%) | 71 (45.5%) | 11 (61.1%) | |
| Left (%) | 85 (54.5%) | 7 (38.9%) | |
| Group: | 0.027 | ||
| Sialolithiasis (%) | 41 (26.3%) | 10 (55.6%) | |
| Post-radioiodine therapy (%) | 41 (26.3%) | 1 (5.56%) | |
| Juvenile recurrent parotitis (%) | 13 (8.33%) | 1 (5.56%) | |
| Autoimmune disease (%) | 28 (17.9%) | 5 (27.8%) | |
| Non-specific chronic sialadenitis (%) | 45.0 (19.6) | 51.6 (20.7) | 0.215 |
Results are expressed as mean (standard deviation) or n (%).
Source: Original research results.