World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Table 1 Distribution of features related to pregnant and non-pregnant women

From: Which appendicitis scoring system is most suitable for pregnant patients? A comparison of nine different systems

Variable	Pregnant (n = 79)	Non-pregnant (n = 79)	p value	Effect size
Neutrophil	10.6 [5.6]	10 [5.7]	0.559	− 0.046
MPV	7.96 ± 1.49	8.74 ± 1.48	0.001	− 0.524
Total bilirubin	0.47 [0.33]	0.59 [0.75]	< 0.001	− 0.324
Age	28 [6]	26 [10]	0.236	− 0.094
CRP	16.2 [55.03]	7.64 [41.69]	0.28	− 0.175
WBC	14.07 ± 4.5	13.43 ± 4.5	0.376	0.141
PMN ratio	81.8 [12.2]	78.6 [11.8]	0.078	− 0.140

MPV mean platelet volume, CRP C-reactive protein, WBC white blood count, PMN polymorphonuclear leukocyte

Back to article page

ISSN: 1749-7922

Contact us

Submission enquiries: journalsubmissions@springernature.com