Table 2 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patient subgroups
Parameters | Normal appendix | Appendicitis (n= 427, 93.6%) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 29, 6.4%) | ||||
Inflamed | Complicated | |||
(n = 350, 76.8%) | (n = 77, 16.9%) | |||
Pain type | 0.026 | |||
Localized | 25 (88.2%) | 286 (81.7%) | 53 (68.8%) | |
Generalized | 4 (13.8%) | 64 (18.3%) | 24 (31.2%) | |
Pain duration | 0.002 | |||
≤12 hours | 7 (24.1%) | 41 (11.8%) | 1 (1.3%) | |
>12hours | 22 (75.9%) | 309 (88.3%) | 76 (98.7%) | |
Symptoms & signs | ||||
Vomiting | 18 (62.1%) | 268 (76.6%) | 64 (83.1%) | 0.072 |
Anorexia | 17 (58.6%) | 261 (74.6%) | 54 (70.1%) | 0.151 |
Nausea | 14 (48.3%) | 193 (55.1%) | 44 (57.1%) | 0.713 |
Fever | 7 (24.1%) | 167 (47.7%) | 50 (64.9%) | 0.0001 |
Diarrhea | 2 (6.9%) | 17 (4.9%) | 3(3.9%) | 0.812 |
Dysurea | 2 (6.9%) | 8 (2.3%) | 4 (5.2%) | 0.190 |
Laboratory investigations | ||||
WBCs count (× 103/mm3) | 10.67 ± 7.56 | 13.03 ± 4.94 | 14.34 ± 5.25 | |
(4.10-35.70) | (2.90-29.60) | (2.20-33.60) | ||
*Significance | *P <0.019 | *P <0.001, **P <0.045 | ||
Neutrophil count (× 103/mm3) | 7.95 ± 6.67 | 9.92 ± 4.88 | 11.74 ± 4.88 | |
(1.10-30.93) | (0.20-27.10) | (1.70-24.67) | ||
*Significance | *P <0.045 | *P <0.001, **P <0.004 | ||