Odontogenic Head and Neck Region Infections Requiring Hospitalization: An 18-Month Retrospective Analysis

Table 4

Leukocyte and c-reactive protein levels in women and men and according to infection location.

(a)

	Total	Women	Men	value
Leukocytes (×10^9/L):				0.478
Median [Q1; Q3]	13.5 [10.9; 16.7]	13.6 [10.7; 15.5]	13.4 [11.0; 18.7]
Min-max	5.7–30.2	6.6–21.0	5.7–30.2
CRP (mg/dL):					0.041
Median [Q1; Q3]	142 [71; 216]	126 [60; 169]	176 [86; 235]
Min-max	15–521	15–521	20–451

(b)

Location	Leukocytes (×10^9/L)	CRP (mg/dL)
SMD
Median [Q1; Q3]	14 [11; 18]	158 [71; 234]
Min-max	6–30	20–521
SMEN
Median [Q1; Q3]	12 [10; 14]	105 [66; 185]
Min-max	6–16	34–375
SL
Median [Q1; Q3]	11 [10; 14]	80 [63; 119]
Min-max	9–23	34–375
ITP
Median [Q1; Q3]	12 [8; 22]	154 [137; 269]
Min-max	8–22	137–269
TP
Median [Q1; Q3]	8 [8; 8]	269 [269; 269]
Min-max	8–8	269–269
PPH
Median [Q1; Q3]	15 [12; 19]	146 [80; 161]
Min-max	9–26	36–234
B
Median [Q1; Q3]	15 [13; 19]	125 [76; 215]
Min-max	7–29	15–451
PH. COLLI
Median [Q1; Q3]	14 [10; 25]	251 [175; 321]
Min-max	6–30	26–445
PM
Median [Q1; Q3]	23 [12; 26]	234 [137; 324]
Min-max	12–26	137–324
CF
Median [Q1; Q3]	8 [8; 8]	37 [37; 37]
Min-max	8–8	37–37
M
Median [Q1; Q3]	24 [11; 26]	216 [193; 234]
Min-max	11–26	193–234

Q1: lower quartiles; Q3: upper quartiles; SD: standard deviation; CRP: c-reactive protein; SMD: submandibular; B: buccal; PPH: parapharyngeal; SMEN: submental; SL: sublingual; PH. COLLI: phlegmon colli; PM: pterygomaxillary; ITP: infratemporal; TP: temporal; CF: canine fossa; M: masseter.