Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on hospital admissions for epistaxis in Germany

Table 2 Total cases of patients in regard to the coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown in Germany

Category	Pre-lockdown			Lockdown		Post-lockdown
	Cases per week	95%CI	P value	Cases per week	95%CI	Cases per week	95%CI	P value
Total	401.5 (84.2)	367.5-435.5	0.05	314.2 (20.6)	292.5-335.8	315.0 (56.2)	297.9-332.1	NS
Female	159.7 (33.1)	146.3-173.0	0.01	112.5 (8.1)	113.9-131.0	126.7 (24.3)	119.3-134.1	NS
Male	241.8 (53.7)	220.1-263.5	NS	191.7 (18.7)	172.1-211.2	188.3 (35.8)	117.4-199.2	a
MFR	1.52 (0.18)	1.45-1.59	NS	1.57 (0.18)	1.38-1.76	1.50 (0.22)	1.43-1.56	NS
0-39	40.4 (9.3)	36.7-44.2	a	19.7 (5.2)	14.2-25.1	30.5 (8.3)	27.7-33.0	0.01
40-79	234.4 (49.7)	214.3-254.5	0.01	181.8 (18.8)	162.0-201.6	180.9 (34.5)	170.4-191.4	NS
80+	126.6 (30.2)	114.4-138.8	NS	112.7 (6.4)	105.9-119.4	103.6 (19.9)	97.5-109.6	NS

^aP < 0.001.

Cases per week: Mean, standard deviation (SD); Reference period: Lockdown group, MFR: Male-to-female ratio; NS: Not significant.