Table 1 Patient characteristics.
From: Expression and subcellular localisation of AID and APOBEC3 in adenoid and palatine tonsils
Total | ≥16 years | <16 years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD (range) | n | Mean ± SD (range) | |
Age, years | 67 | 18 ± 17.3 | 35 | 27 ± 15.3 (16–89) | 32 | 5.5 ± 2.53 (2–13) |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 26 | 14 | 12 | |||
Male | 41 | 21 | 20 | |||
Types of operation performed | ||||||
Adenotonsillectomy | 14 | 0 | 14 | |||
Tonsillectomy | 53 | 35 | 18 | |||
Disease | ||||||
Adenoid vegetation and tonsillar hypertrophy | 22 | 0 | 22 | |||
Tonsillar hypertrophy | 10 | 3 | 7 | |||
Recurrent tonsillitis | 20 | 18 | 2 | |||
Repeated peritonsillar abscess | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
IgA nephropathy | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
Palmoplantar pustulosis | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
Others | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
