Hyponatremia Is a Specific Marker of Perforation in Sigmoid Diverticulitis or Appendicitis in Patients Older Than 50 Years

Table 1

Baseline data and regular medicament intake of the group with and the group without infectious colon perforation.

	Colon perforation (𝑛=103)	No colon perforation (𝑛=179)	𝑃 value
Male gender	57%	50%	𝑃=0.265^a
Mean age (standard deviation)	66.6 years (11.1)	66.7 years (10.7)	𝑃=0.923^b
b-blocker	24%	18%	𝑃=0.274^a
ACE/AT blocker	27%	28%	𝑃=0.891^a
Calcium blocker	5%	7%	𝑃=0.611^a
Diuretics	14%	13%	𝑃=0.853^a
Digoxin	2%	1%	𝑃=0.626^a

^aTwo-tailed Fisher’s exact test; ^bWilcoxon rank sum test.