Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients who utilized emergency dental service before and during the COVID-19 epidemic (n = 2537).
| Total (n) | Age (n (%)a or mean ± SDb) |
Gender (n (%)) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤18 years | >18 years | Average (years) | Female | Male | ||
| Pre-COVID-19 | 1567 | 233 (14.9%) | 1334 (85.1%) | 37.5 ± 19.3 | 822 (52.5%) | 745 (47.5%) |
| During COVID-19 | 970 | 120 (12.4%) | 850 (87.6%) | 41.2 ± 19.1 | 420 (43.3%) | 550 (56.7%) |
a
Categorical variables are presented as n (%).
b
Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).