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/m^2; 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