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Table 1 Characteristics and analysis of patients according to type of appendicitis

From: International normalized ratio and serum C-reactive protein are feasible markers to predict complicated appendicitis

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Non-complicated appendicitis (nā€‰=ā€‰180)

Complicated appendicitis (nā€‰=ā€‰54)

p-value

Gender

Male

92 (51.1Ā %)

34 (63.0Ā %)

0.125

Female

88 (48.9Ā %)

20 (38.0Ā %)

Age in years (meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD)

34.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.9

39.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰21.7

0.144

WBC

Normal

44 (24.4Ā %)

11 (20.4Ā %)

0.536

Elevated

136 (75.6Ā %)

43 (79.6Ā %)

Neutrophil percent

Normal

70 (38.9Ā %)

15 (27.8Ā %)

0.136

Elevated

110 (61.1Ā %)

39 (72.2Ā %)

C-reactive protein

Normal

52 (28.9Ā %)

4 (7.4Ā %)

0.001

Elevated

128 (71.1Ā %)

50 (92.6Ā %)

Total bilirubin

Normal

138 (76.7Ā %)

37 (68.5Ā %)

0.227

Elevated

42 (23.3Ā %)

17 (31.5Ā %)

Body temperature

Normal

163 (90.6Ā %)

50 (92.6Ā %)

0.79

Elevated

17 (9.4Ā %)

4 (7.4Ā %)

INR

Normal

175 (97.2Ā %)

46 (85.2Ā %)

0.001

Elevated

5 (2.8Ā %)

8 (14.8Ā %)

  1. WBC white blood cell counts, INR international normalized ratio, SD standard deviation, n number of patients