Table 3. Characteristics and bivariate analysis results of comparisons of patients with benign (n = 44) and malignant lesions (n = 14).

Patients’ characteristics		Diagnosis: n (%)		p -Value
		Benign lesion	Malignant lesion
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
Gender	Males	24 (72.7)	9 (27.3)	0.52
	Females	20 (80)	5 (20)
Nationality	Saudi	32 (80)	8 (20)	0.27
	Non-Saudi	12 (66.7)	6 (33.3)
Multiple sites	Yes	9 (100)	0 (0)	0.06
	No	35 (71.4)	14 (28.6)
Readmission	Yes	7 (77.8)	2 (22.2)	0.88
	No	37 (75.9)	12 (24.1)
Site	Mandible	18 (94.7)	1 (5.3)	0.058
	Parotid gland	6 (66.7)	3 (33.3)
	Palate	3 (60)	2 (40)
	Skin	5 (100)	0 (0)
	Others	12 (60)	8 (40)
		Diagnosis: mean ± SD		p -Value
		Benign lesion	Malignant lesion
Age (y)		33.9 ± 17.4	55.3 ± 18.5	0.001
Length of stay (d)		4.4 ±5.9	5.4 ± 2.9	0.016
Time from door-to-diagnosis (d)		42.3 ± 67.7	29.9 ± 30.8	0.610