The Characteristics of Diverticular Disease in Caribbean Population: A Control Group Study
Table 2
Complete exploration of the colon in African Caribbean and European patients.
Complete exploration
Group AC with complete exploration N = 106
Group E with complete exploration N = 31
OR (95% CI)
value
Pancolonic DD
78 (73.6)
11(35.5)
5.06 (2.15–11.88)
0.0002
Right-side DD
9 (8.5)
1 (3.2)
9 (1.03–78.17)
0.03
Left-side DD
10 (9.4)
18 (58.1)
0.06 (0.01–0.32)
0.0002
Bipolar left and right-side DD
9 (8.5)
1 (3.2)
9 (1.03–78.17)
0.03
Group AC, African Caribbeans; group E, Europeans; DD, diverticular disease. Qualitative values are expressed as n, %. without diverticula in controlateral side. without diverticula in transverse colon.
