Meckel’s Diverticulum: Factors Associated with Clinical Manifestations

Table 2

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

	Male; 𝑛=56 (%)	Female; 𝑛=19 (%)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Intestinal hemorrhage	17 (30%)^†‡	5 (26%)	1.22 (0.38–3.93)	0.738
Inflammation	26 (46%)^†	3 (16%)	4.62 (1.21–17.66)	0.025
Intestinal obstruction	15 (27%)^‡	11 (58%)	0.27 (0.09–0.79)	0.017

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