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Table 3 Comparison between the bleeding group and the non-bleeding group

From: Coagulation tests or standardized questionnaire, which is better as a predictor of bleeding? A prospective study among children before tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy

Ā 

Bleeding (Nā€‰=ā€‰18)

No bleeding (Nā€‰=ā€‰125)

p value

RR (95% CI)

Questionnaire positive

6 (33.3%)

14 (11.2%)

0.01

3.08 (1.30ā€“7.26)

Questionnaire & coagulation abnormal

2 (11.1%)

2 (1.6%)

0.08

6.94 (1.04ā€“46.27)

Gender

Ā Male

13 (72.2%)

68 (54.4%)

0.15

1.33 (0.96ā€“1.84)

Ā Female

5 (27.8%)

57 (45.6%)

Ā Ā 
Ā 

Meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

[median; range]

Meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

[median; range]

Ā Ā 

Age (years)

6.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.3

[5.5; 3ā€“18]

5.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.2

[5.0; 1ā€“17]

0.25

1.11* (0.98ā€“1.26)

  1. N number, RR risk ratio, CI confidence interval, AD adenoidectomy, TON tonsillectomy, SD standard deviation
  2. *Odds ratio estimate of RR