Table I
Demographics of the hospital patient population studied. Pas = periapical abscesses; HS-1 = Herpes Simplex type 1; HZ = Herpes Zoster.
| Acute Pas (n = 7172) | HS-1 (n = 9364) | HZ (n = 5281) | Acute PAs and HS-1 (n = 228) | Acute PAs and HZ (n = 147) | Total patients (n = 1,213,693) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 3152 (44%) | 6721 (71.8%) | 1966 (37.2%) | * 61 (26.8%) | # 60 (40.8%) | 560,637 (46.2%) |
| Females | 4020 (56%) | 2643 (28.2) | 3315 (62.8) | 167 (73.2%) | 87 (59.2%) | 653,056 (53.8%) |
| Whites | 4079 (57%) | 6305 (67.3%) | 4019 (76%) | ** 118 (51.7%) | ## 94 (64%) | 577,991 (47.6%) |
| African Americans | 2524 (35%) | 1819 (19.5%) | 736 (14%) | 100 (43.9%) | 44 (30%) | 126,929 (10.5%) |
| Other Ethnicities | 569 (8%) | 1240 (13.2%) | 526 (10%) | 10 (4.4%) | 9 (6%) | 508,773 (41.9%) |
| Adults (>18 years) | 6244 (87%) | 1240 (13.2%) | 5281 (100%) | *** 10 (4.4%) | ### 147 (100%) | 1,035,064 (85.3%) |
| Children (<18 years) | 928 (13) | 8124 (86.8%) | 0 (0%) | 218 (95.6%) | 0 | 178,629 (14.7%) |
* Comparison between genders in the acute PAs and HS-1 group. Chi-square statistic is 34.6544; p-value = 0.00001. Significant at p < .05.
** Comparison between Whites and African Americans in the acute PAs and HS-1 group. Chi-square statistic is 114.5746; p-value = 0.00001. Significant at p < .05.
*** Comparison between adults and children in the acute PAs and HS-1 group. Chi-square statistic is 1187.5109; p-value = 0.00001. Significant at p < .05.
# Comparison between genders in the acute PAs and HZ group. Chi-square statistic is 1.7093; p- value = 0.19. Not significant at p < .05.
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