Table 1 Patients demographics
From: Acute appendicitis in overweight patients: the role of preoperative imaging
BMI <25 kg/m2 | BMI ≥25 kg/m2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 463 (66 %) | 242 (34 %) | - |
BMI kg/m2 (median) | 22 (20–23) | 28 (26–31) | ≤0.0001 |
Age (years) | 29 (23–39) | 37 (30–51) | ≤ 0.0001 |
Gender (male/female) | 231/232 | 157/85 | ≤ 0.0001 |
Leucocytes count (103 G/l) | 13.2 (10.6–15.8) | 13.1 (10.6–16.0) | 0.52 |
CRP (mg/l) | 21 (5.0–70.0) | 27.0 (8.9–95.5) | 0.02 |
Door to scalpel time (min) | 485 (335–720) | 508 (354–757) | 0.63 |