Diagnostic Value of White Blood Cell and C-Reactive Protein in Pediatric Appendicitis

Table 1

General characteristics of the groups.

		Age	Gender
			Male	Female
		Mean ± SD (median) [min–max]
Group 1	126	11.5 2.0 (6–16)	77 (61.1)	49 (38.9)
Group 2	100	10.2 3.3 (6–17)	63 (63.0)	37 (37.0)
Group 3	39	10.3 3.4 (6–16)	22 (56.4)	17 (43.6)
Group 4	199	11.3 3.0 (6–17)	135 (67.8)	64 (32.2)
Group 5	79	11.3 2.9 (6–17)	52 (65.8)	27 (34.2)
		0.010	0.583