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Table 1 Demographics and group characteristics

From: Medial Mandibulotomies: Is there sufficient space in the midline to allow a mandibulotomy without compromising the dentition?

 

Paramedian n= 61

Median n = 56

p-value

Age (years) mean (SD)

62.13 (12.31)

63.98(13.85)

0.45

Sex (F/M)

19/42

19/37

0.70

Diabetes n (%)

4 (6.56%)

4 (7.14%)

0.99

Immunosuppression n (%)

2 (3.28%)

6 (10.71%)

0.15

Pre-operative Radiotherapy n (%)

20 (32.79%)

7 (12.50%)

0.009

Prior Chemotherapy n (%)

4 (6.56%)

0 (0%)

0.12

Mean hospital stay (days) mean (SD)

25.84 (22.98)

22.21 (14.61)

0.32

T1 n (%)

5 (8.20%)

3 (5.36%)

0.49

T2 n (%)

25 (40.98%)

21 (37.50%)

0.75

T3 n (%)

22 (36.07%)

14 (25.00%)

0.21

T4 n (%)

8 (13.11%)

17 (30.36%)

0.02

N0 n (%)

24 (39.34%)

21 (37.50%)

0.89

N1 n (%)

14 (22.95%)

8 (14.29%)

0.24

N2 n (%)

24 (39.34%)

27 (48.21%)

0.39

N3

0

0

N/A

M0

61

56

N/A

Post-operative Radiotherapy n (%)

34 (55.73%)

34 (60.71%)

0.52