Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics
From: Trends in diagnostic approaches for pediatric appendicitis: nationwide population-based study
Non-perforated appendicitis (N = 32,491) No % | Perforated appendicitis (N = 12,038) No. % | p-value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
Male | 19,494 | 60 | 7298 | 60.62 | 0.2346 | |
Female | 12,997 | 40 | 4740 | 39.38 | ||
Age group (y/o) | ||||||
≤ 6 | 2383 | 7.33 | 2014 | 16.73 | <0.0001* | |
7–12 | 11,575 | 35.63 | 5205 | 43.24 | ||
13–18 | 18,533 | 57.04 | 4819 | 40.03 | ||