The Characteristics of Diverticular Disease in Caribbean Population: A Control Group Study
Table 3
Complete exploration of the colon in African Caribbean and European patients using a dedicated endoscopic grid.
Complete exploration with endoscopic grid
Group AC with endoscopic grid N = 67
Group E with endoscopic grid N = 25
OR (95% CI)
value
Extension
Pancolonic DD
48 (71.6)
8 (32)
5.36 (1.98–14.5)
0.001
Right-side DD
9 (13.4)
1 (4)
14 (1.57–131.52)
0.008
Left-side DD
7 (10.4)
15 (60)
0.07 (0.01–0.44)
0.002
Bipolar left and right-side DD
3 (4.5)
1 (4)
3 (0.28–32)
0.6
Severity
Number
>10 in left-side
41 (61.2)
8 (32)
3.35(1.26–8.87)
0.02
>100 in one segment
47 (70.1)
1 (3.8)
58.75 (7.44–463.81)
<0.001
Size >2 cm
16 (23.9)
0 (0)
NA
0.004
Group AC, African Caribbeans; group E, Europeans; NA, not applicable. Qualitative values are expressed as n (%). without diverticula in controlateral side. without diverticula in transverse colon.
