Differences in testosterone levels in perianal diseases: A comparative study of abscesses and fistulas

Table 3 Univariate analysis between disease characteristics and testosterone levels in the patients with anorectal abscess

Grouping category	n (%)	T (nmol/L; mean ± SD)	Mean/median diff (95%CI)	Test statistic	P value
Hypertension
No	55 (85.9)	11.07 ± 4.95	Reference	2.142	0.050
Yes	9 (14.1)	8.27 ± 3.37	2.80 (0.00-5.60)
Diabetes mellitus
No	50 (78.1)	10.08 ± 4.18	Reference	-1.921	0.059
Yes	14 (21.9)	12.83 ± 6.41	-2.75 (-5.61 to 0.11)
BMI (kg/m2)
≤ 24	28	11.75 ± 5.29	Reference	1.983	0.056
> 24	36	9.84 ± 4.34	1.91 (-0.50 to 4.31)
Symptom duration (days)
< 7	21 (32.8)	8.51 ± 3.62	Reference	-2.627	0.011
≥ 7	43 (67.2)	11.74 ± 5.03	-3.23 (-5.69 to -0.77)
Type of abscess
Perianal subcutaneous	48 (75.0)	10.61 ± 4.99	Reference	0.224	0.879
Ischioanal abscess	10 (15.6)	10.2 8 ± 5.47	0.33 (-3.09 to 3.76)
Intersphincteric abscess	5 (7.8)	12.33 ± 2.15	-1.72 (-6.35 to 2.92)
Submucosal abscess	1 (1.6)	9.721	0.891
Fistula formation
No	18 (28.1)	8.82 ± 5.56	Reference	-2.226	0.032
Yes	46 (71.2)	11.35 ± 5.09	-2.53 (-4.83 to -0.23)
Abscesses involving more than two perianal quadrants
No	40 (62.5)	11.62 ± 4.17	Reference	2.057	0.044
Yes	24 (37.5)	9.11 ± 5.52	2.50 (0.07-0.49)

¹There was only one sample in the group, so no pairwise comparisons were conducted.

T: Testosterone; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; BMI: Body mass index.