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Table 3 Correlation between tympanic perforation size, tympanic mucosal appearance and duration of chronic suppurative otitis media

From: Prevalence and clinico-bacteriological aspects of chronic suppurative otitis media at the Renaissance University Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad

 

n

r

P

< 0,05*

Tympanic perforation size

    

Tympanic mucosa appearance

117

0,277

0,003

**

Duration of chronic suppurative otitis media 

117

-0,040

0,670

 
  1. * Reflects the degree of connection
  2. ** Correlation was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed) The larger the tympanic perforation, the more inflammatory the tympanic mucosa