Research Article
Acute Appendicitis in Pregnancy and the Developing World
Table 1
Preoperative data.
| | Variable | Pregnant
() | Nonpregnant
() | value |
| | Age (years) | 26 (19–37) | 26 (18–43) | 0.35 | | Comorbidity, % | 11 (19.6) | 28 (17.1) | 0.66 | | Cardiovascular disease | 1 (6.4) | 4 (2.4) | | | Diabetes mellitus | 2 (3.6) | 5 (3.0) | | | Respiratory diseases | 1 (5.1) | 3 (1.8) | | | Anemia | 5 (8.9) | 10 (6.1) | | | Hypertension | 1 ( 1.8) | 3 (1.8) | | | Neurological problems | 1 (1.8) | 3 (1.8) | | | Nausea/vomiting | | | 0.72 | | Yes | 38 (67.9) | 107 (65.2) | | | No | 18 (32.1) | 57 (34.8) | | | Fever | | | 0.65 | | Yes | 23 (41.1) | 73 (44.5) | | | No | 33 (58.9) | 91 (55.5) | | | Tenderness | | | 0.86 | | Localised | 45 (80.4) | 130 (79.3) | | | Generalised | 11 (19.6) | 34 (20.7) | | | White blood cell count | | | 0.93 | | Normal | 21 (37.5) | 58 (35.4) | | | <18000/mm3 | 24 (42.9) | 75 (45.7) | | | >18000/mm3 | 11 (19.6) | 31 (18.9) | | | Ultrasonography | | | 0.98 | | Positive | 25 (44.6) | 73 (44.5) | | | Negative | 31 (55.4) | 91 (55.5) | |
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Categorical variables are presented as (%); continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range); value significant if < 0.05.
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