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Table 1: Differences between acute appendicitis groups. |
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Variable |
Acute appendicitis6 |
Appendix5 |
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Uncomplicated N = 73 |
Complicated N = 205 |
p |
Hyperemic N = 73 |
Phlegmonous N = 57 |
Gangrenous N = 58 |
Perforated N = 90 |
p |
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Sex M:F (n) |
45:28 |
104:101 |
0.108 |
45:28 |
34:23 |
28:30 |
42:48 |
0.162 |
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Age (years) Media [rango] |
10 [5.5-13.7] |
9.83 [6.5-12.5] |
0.754 |
10 [5.58-13.75] |
10.25 [8-14.91] |
10.41 [6.89-12.79] |
9.29 [5.41-12.35] |
0.073 |
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Newborns, n (%) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0.264 |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0.009 |
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Infants, n (%) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.5) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.1) |
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Preschoolers, n (%) |
20 (27.4) |
40 (19.5) |
20 (27.4) |
3 (5.3) |
11 (19.0) |
26 (28.9) |
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School-children, n (%) |
33 (45.2) |
118 (57.6) |
33 (45.2) |
36 (63.2) |
33 (56.9) |
49 (54.4) |
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Teenagers, n (%) |
20 (27.4) |
46 (22.4) |
20 (27.4) |
18 (31.6) |
14 (24.1) |
14 (15.6) |
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Leukocytes (cells/mm3) |
11,800 [7,695-15,870] |
15,010 [10,710-17,765] |
< 0.001 |
11,800 [7,695-15,870] |
14,440 [10,195-16,190] |
15,080 [11,595-18,170] |
15,090 [10,265-18,310] |
0.003 |
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Neutrophils (cells/mm3) |
8,400 [5,155-12,560] |
11,590 [8,100-14,901] |
< 0.001 |
8,400 [5,155-12,560] |
11,340 [7,075-13,945] |
11,960 [8,897-15,045] |
11,690 [8,187-15,162] |
0.001 |
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Lymphocytes (cells/mm3) |
1,480 [1,480-1,195] |
1,460 [1,060-2,020] |
0.165 |
1,480 [1,195-2,445] |
1,620 [1,110-2,094] |
1,470 [1,000-1,818] |
1,360 [1,040-2,000] |
0.410 |
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Eosinophils (cells/mm3) |
50 [40-120] |
80 [40-130] |
0.157 |
50 [40-120] |
90 [40-160] |
70 [47.5-110] |
75 [40-130] |
0.325 |
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Platelets (cells/mm3) |
276,000 [224, 650-333,700] |
276,000 [228, 350-384,150] |
0.887 |
276,000 [224,650-333,700] |
290,200 [240, 500-329,700] |
270,000 [227,800-346,275] |
268,800 [228,750-367,450] |
0.990 |
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NLR |
5.6 [2.5-9.54] |
7.69 [4.73-12.97] |
< 0.001 |
5.63 [2.5-9.54] |
6.40 [3.89-11.76] |
8.12 [5.18-13.98] |
8.54 [4.99-13.16] |
0.001 |
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PLR |
167.66 [115.97-241.17] |
196.78 [130.6-305.36] |
0.079 |
167.66 [115.97-241.17] |
187.73 [131.65-292.02] |
192.3 [131.51-292.71] |
209.34 [129.5-326.6] |
0.315 |
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NPR |
0.03 [0.02-0.05] |
0.04 [0.03-0.06] |
0.001 |
0.03 [0.01-0.04] |
0.03 [0.02-0.05] |
0.04 [0.02-0.06] |
0.04 [0.03-0.06] |
0.002 |
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F = female. M = male. NLR = neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio. NPR = neutrophil/platelet ratio. PLR = platelet/lymphocyte ratio. |
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