Meckel’s Diverticulum: Factors Associated with Clinical Manifestations

Table 1

Clinical manifestations by age, among symptomatic patients with Meckel's diverticulum.

	Pediatric group; 𝑛=54 (%)	Adult group; 𝑛=21 (%)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Intestinal hemorrhage	21 (39%)^†‡	1 (5%)	12.72 (1.59–102.3)	0.017
Inflammation	15 (28%)^†	14 (67%)	0.19 (0.07–0.57)	0.003
Intestinal obstruction	20 (37%)^‡	6 (28%)	1.47 (0.49–4.4)	0.49

†One patient had intestinal hemorrhage initially and diverticulitis later.
^‡One patient had intestinal hemorrhage initially and intussusception later.