Table 2.
Foreign body ingestion.
| Foreign body present (n = 138) | Foreign body absent (n = 182) | P value | P (MV analysis) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 57.7 (17.3) | 51.0 (17.6) | 0.001 | <0.001 | 1.04 (1.02–1.06) |
| Male gender, n (%) | 57 (41.3%) | 71 (39.0%) | 0.678 | 0.268 | |
| Oesophageal disease, n (%) | 4 (2.9%) | 5 (2.7%) | 0.846 | – | |
| Previous episode, n (%) | 16 (11.6%) | 12 (6.6%) | 0.083 | 0.043 | 0.35 (0.13–0.97) |
| Psychiatric disordera | 14 (10.1%) | 20 (11.0%) | 0.945 | – | |
| Symptoms (any), n (%) | 121 (87.7%) | 151 (83.0%) | 0.073 | 0.056 | 0.37 |
| Foreign body perception | 90 (65.2%) | 116 (63.7%) | 0.606 | (0.14–1.02) | |
| Dysphagia | 38 (27.6%) | 22 (12.1%) | <0.001 | ||
| Pain | 61 (44.2%) | 44 (24.2%) | <0.001 | ||
| Time to ER (hours), median (IQR)b | 2.5 (1–5.5) | 5.0 (2–15.5) | <0.001 | ||
| Time to ER (hours)c | |||||
| ≤6 hours | 77 (79.4%) | 79 (56.0%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 4.41 |
| >6 hours | 20 (20.6%) | 62 (44.0%) | (2.24–8.66) | ||
MV: multivariable analysis; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; SD: standard deviation; ER: emergency room; IQR: interquartile range; FBI: foreign body ingestion; FI: food impaction.
a
Schizophrenia, dementia or major depression.
b
Mann–Whitney U test.
c
In 82 cases (41 in the FBI group and 41 in the FI group) the time to presentation was missing.