The Effect of Leucocytosis, Gender Difference, and Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis in the Elderly Population

Table 2

Patients with diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in young (Group I) and elderly (Group II) patients with right upper quadrant pain.

	Group I	Group II
Patients with Right Upper Quadrant Pain	225	93
Diagnosis of acute cholecystitis	39	36	p<0.001
Presence of stone	39	36
Female	27	15
Male	12	21
Female/Male (Ratio)	2.25	0.71	P=0.016

() There was a significant difference between the young and elderly patient groups with respect to the final diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in the presence of right upper quadrant pain (p<0.001).
() The gender difference between the young and elderly patient groups was significant in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis (p=0.016).