Intestinal Obstruction due to Bezoar in Elderly Patients: Risk Factors and Treatment Results

Table 3

Descriptive and comparative properties according to age.

		Age		p
		<65 years	≥65 years
		(n=69)	(n=52)
Sex	Male	27 (39.1)	21 (40.4)	^a1.000
	Female	42 (60.9)	31 (59.6)
History of abdominal surgical intervention		33 (47.8)	27 (51.9)	^c0.655
History of peptic ulcer surgery		11 (15.9)	22 (42.3)	^a0.003
Total comorbidity		17 (24.6)	35 (67.3)	^a0.001
Diabetes mellitus		7 (10.1)	18 (34.6)	^a0.001
Morbidity		12 (17.4)	12 (23.1)	^a0.585
Abdominal CT Examination		52 (75.4)	37 (71.2)	^a0.755
Operation time (days)	Mean ± SD	1.52±1.53	2.17±2.14	^d0.015
	Min-Max (Median)	1-11 (1)	1-11 (1)
Length of Hospitalization (days)	Mean ± SD	6.58±4.07	8.61±8.07	^d0.104
	Min-Max (Median)	2-24 (5)	2-52 (7)

^aYates’ Continuity Correction.
^cPearson’sChi-Square Test.
^dMann-Whitney U-Test.
^eFisher-Freeman-Halton Test.
p<0.01
p<0.05