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).