Research Article
Prediction of Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Bezoars Using Risk Factor Categories on Multidetector Computed Tomographic Findings
Table 1
Clinical characteristics and symptoms in the SBO and non-SBO groups.
| Clinical findings | SBO group () | Non-SBO group () | P value |
| Clinical characteristics | | | | Age (years; mean SD) | 56.69 12.18 | 53.48 12.12 | 0.308 | Sex (M/F) | 10/22 | 8/21 | 0.754 | BMI (kg/m2; mean SD) | 26.47 4.26 | 25.83 4.69 | 0.693 | Symptoms [ (%)] | | | | Abdominal pain | 32 (100) | 26 (89.7) | 0.203 | Abdominal distension | 15 (46.9) | 0 | <0.0001 | Constipation | 13 (40.6) | 0 | 0.0004 | Nausea and vomiting | 10 (31.3) | 0 | 0.003 | Abdominal mass | 4 (12.5) | 0 | 0.147 | Melena | 0 | 3 (10.3) | 0.203 | Duration of symptoms before admission ( SD) | 11.88 7.61 | 7.76 6.83 | 0.031 |
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