|
Variable
|
Category
|
Complications
|
OR (95% CI)
| |
|---|
| | |
Yes
|
No
| |
p value
|
|---|
|
Age groups
|
≤35 years
|
11
|
84
|
4.5 (1.8-11.4)
| |
| |
>35 years
|
13
|
22
| |
0.001
|
|
Sex
|
Female
|
11
|
51
|
1.10 (0.5-2.7)
| |
| |
Male
|
13
|
55
| |
0.840
|
|
Trismus
|
Yes
|
20
|
52
|
5.2 (1.7-16.2)
| |
| |
No
|
4
|
54
| |
0.002
|
|
Spacesa
|
Multiple
|
17
|
40
|
5.4 (1.8-15.7)
| |
| |
Single
|
5
|
63
| |
0.001
|
|
Respiratory distress
|
Yes
|
17
|
5
|
49.1 (14.0 – 172.5)
| |
| |
No
|
7
|
101
| |
<0.001
|
|
Hospital admission
|
Yes
|
17
|
7
|
34.3 (10.7-110.4)
| |
| |
No
|
7
|
99
| |
<0.001
|
|
Bacterial culture
|
Positive
|
14
|
65
|
1.1 (0.5-2.8)
| |
| |
Negative
|
10
|
41
| |
0.787
|
|
Nature of infectionb
|
Polymicrobial
|
3
|
5
|
0.3 (0.1-1.5)
| |
| |
Monomicrobial
|
11
|
60
| |
0.145
|
|
Fever on presentation
|
Yes
|
20
|
42
|
7.6 (2.4-23.9)
| |
| |
No
|
4
|
64
| |
<0.001
|
|
Origin of the infectionc
|
Mandible
|
20
|
65
|
3.1 (0.9-11.2)
| |
| |
Maxilla
|
3
|
30
| |
0.076
|
|
HIV sero status
|
Positive
|
8
|
27
|
0.7 (0.3-1.8)
| |
| |
Negative
|
16
|
79
| |
0.433
|
-
an = 125, bn = 79, nc = 118.
