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Table 1 Patient’s demographics, Co morbid diseases and post operative complications

From: Acute appendicitis in the elderly: risk factors for perforation

Characteristics

Total population

Perforated

Non-perforated

Post. op complication

100%

41%

59%

21%

Age

64.43 yr

65.23 yr

63.3 yr

64.3 yr

Sex

    

Male

48

53

45)

61

Female

52

47

55

39

Co- morbidities

43

37

47

75

Diabetes

11

11

10

18

Hypertension

13

10

14

18

Cardiac diseases

12

9

16

18

Lung diseases

4

3

5

9

Renal diseases

2

2

2

7

Malignancies

1

2

1

5