Acute Diverticulitis in the Young: The Same Disease in a Different Patient

Table 2

Patients’ comorbidities and habits.

Parameter	≤50 years	>50 years	𝑃
Number	23	57
ASA
1-2	23 (100.0%)	37 (65.0%)	0.000
3-4	0	20 (35.0%)
Hypertension	2 (8.6%)	27 (47.3%)	0.001
COPD	0	4 (7.0%)	0.319
Ischemic heart disease	1 (4.3%)	12 (21.0%)	0.095
Diabetes mellitus	0	6 (10.5%)	0.175
Aspirin or NSAIDs	1 (4.3%)	8 (14%)	0.434
Steroids	1 (4.3%)	2 (3.5%)	0.637
Smoke	13 (56.5%)	20 (35.0%)	0.087
Alcohol	17 (73.9%)	27 (47.3%)	0.046

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiology; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.