Factors Associated with Perforated Appendicitis in Elderly Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Table 4

Factors associated with perforated appendicitis by multivariate analysis.

Factor	Adjusted odds ratio	95% confidence interval	value
Male sex	2.47	1.31–4.63	0.008
Fever > 38°C	1.97	1.03–3.78	0.024
Anorexia	1.90	1.03–3.52	0.040
Duration of pain in preadmission period	4.21	2.22–7.98	<0.001