Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of both groups of patients: active mouthwash (AM) and non-active mouthwash (NAM) groups.
Group | p-value | ||||
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NAM | AM | ||||
Mean (SD) | Median (min–max) | mean (SD) | Median (min–max) | ||
Age (years) | 48.4 (11.4) | 47.0 (27.0–70.0) | 59.1 (13.0) | 59.0 (32.0–78.0) | 10.0069 |
Number of comorbidities | 1.4 (1.4) | 1.0 (0.0–4.0) | 1.6 (1.3) | 1.5 (0.0–5.0) | 10.6481 |
Duration of symptoms prior to hospitalization (days) | 4.3 (2.1) | 4.0 (1.0–9.0) | 5.3 (1.9) | 6.0 (1.0–9.0) | 10.1238 |
n | % | n | % | ||
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Males | 13 | 61.9% | 13 | 65.0% | 20.8370 |
Age > 60 y | 4 | 19.0% | 10 | 50.0% | 20.0367 |
Presence of comorbidities | 14 | 66.7% | 16 | 80.0% | 20.3355 |