Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Research Article

The Characteristics of Diverticular Disease in Caribbean Population: A Control Group Study

Table 1

Characteristics of patients included in the study.


Characteristics	Group AC N = 129	Group E N = 40	value

Male (n, %) (95% CI)	81 (62.8%) (53.8–71.1)	27 (67.5%) (50.9–81.4)	0.7
Age (median, IQR)	78 (70–104)	80 (74–96)	0.3
BMI (kg/m²) (median, IQR)	25.4 (23.4–28)	26 (24.2–29.7)	0.2
Dietary fiber intake
Fruit < 1/day (n, %) (95% CI)	118 (91.5%) (85.2–95.7)	38 (95%) (83.1–99.4)	0.7
Vegetable < 1/day (n, %) (95% CI)	113 (87.6%) (81.8–93.2)	38 (95%) (83.1–99.4)	0.24
Whole grain food < 1/day (n, %) (95% CI)	99 (76.7) (69.4–84.0)	33 (82.5) (70.7–94.2)	0.442
Starchy food intake > 3/day (n, %) (95% CI)	25 (19.4%) (12.6–26.2)	6 (15%) (5.7–29.8)	0.7
Previous LGIH (n, %) (95% CI)	41 (31.8%) (23.7–39.7)	11 (27.5%) (14.6–43.9)	0.75
Anticoagulants
Vitamin K antagonist (n, %) (95% CI)	15 (11.6%) (6.7–18.4)	14 (35%) (20.6–51.7)	0.001
Heparin (n, %) (95% CI)	2 (1.6%) (0.2–5.5)	0	1
DOAC (n, %) (95% CI)	5 (3.9%) (1.3–8.8)	0	0.59
Antiplatelet drugs (n, %) (95% CI)	60 (46.5%) (37.7–55.5)	22 (55%) (39.6–70.4)	0.44
NSAIDs (n, %) (95% CI)	13 (10.8%) (5.5–16.6)	3 (7.5%) (0–15)	0.76
PT ratio (median, IQR)	81 (66–91.5)	76 (47–90.5)	0.5
Platelet count (G/L) (median, IQR)	219 (172–271)	205 (174–260)	0.46
SBP (mmHg)	117 (100–130)	127 (110–138)	0.02
SBP ≤ 90 (mmHg) (n, %) (95% CI)	21 (16.3%) (10.4–23.8)	3 (7.5%) (0–15)	0.2
PR (median, IQR)	90 (77–102)	87 (68–84)	0.0001
PR > 100/min (n, %) (95% CI)	36 (28%) (20.2–35.8)	2 (5%) (0.6–17)	0.001
Nadir Hb level < 8 g/dl (n, %) (95% CI)	55 (42.6%) (34.1–51.1)	9 (22.5%) (10.8–38.4)	0.03
Patients transfused (n, %) (95% CI)	86 (66.7%) (57.8–74.7)	17 (42.5%) (27–59.1)	0.01

Group AC, African Caribbeans; group E, Europeans; BMI, body mass index; LGIH, lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; SBP, systolic blood pressure; PR, pulse rate; Hb, hemoglobin; DOAC, direct acting oral anticoagulant. data at admission. Quantitative values are expressed as median, IQR. Qualitative values are expressed as n, % (95% CI).