Meckel’s Diverticulum: Factors Associated with Clinical Manifestations

Table 3

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

	Gastric mucosa(+); 𝑛=26 (%)	Gastric mucosa(−); 𝑛=49 (%)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Intestinal hemorrhage	14 (54%)^†	8 (16%)^‡	5.98 (2.03–17.62)	0.001
Inflammation	7 (27%)^†	22 (45%)	0.42 (0.16–1.27)	0.132
Intestinal obstruction	6 (23%)	20 (41%)^‡	0.44 (0.15–1.28)	0.129

†One gastric mucosa-containing MD complicated with intestinal hemorrhage initially and diverticulitis later.
^‡One MD that did not contain gastric mucosa complicated with intestinal hemorrhage initially and intussusception later.