Table 5 Multinomial logistic regression analysis of patients’ characteristics changing from the patients’ cohort in 2011 (reference) to the cohorts in 2015 and 2019.

From: Effect of the German tonsillitis guideline on indication for tonsil surgery in patients with recurrent acute tonsillitis: a population-based study

Patients’ characteristics

2011

2015

2019

Reference

OR (95% CI)

p

OR (95% CI)

p

Age

1

1.024 (1.014–1.034)

 < 0.001

1.030 (1.017–1.043)

 < 0.001

Number of tonsillitis episodes last 12 months

1

1.014 (0.950–2.082)

0.681

1.273 (1.185–1.367)

 < 0.001

Tonsillotomy instead of tonsillectomy

1

1.851 (0.675–5.076)

0.232

6.173 (2.222–17.241)

 < 0.001

  1. Significant p-values (p < 0.05) in bold.
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
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