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Characteristics of the study population
| Percent |
χ2 p |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n = 220) |
Control group (n = 128) |
||
| Female | 64.1 | 75.8 | 0.02 |
| Smoker | 14.0 | 8.1 | 0.10 |
| A history of often having a sore throat | 33.3 | 7.3 | <0.001 |
| Previous tonsillectomy | 13.2 | 12.1 | 0.76 |
| Antibiotic treatment in the last month | 7.9 | 5.6 | 0.44 |
