Table 4 Correlations between patient age and outcome variables in the whole cohort (n = 29)
Spearman rank coefficient | P | |
|---|---|---|
Age versus | ||
* Overall duration of pre-admission symptoms | −0.495 | 0.007 |
*Duration abdominal pain before admission | −0.422 | 0.028 |
*Duration nausea-vomiting before admission | −0.531 | 0.034 |
*Temperature at admission | −0.527 | 0.003 |
*Heart rate at admission | − 0.627 | 0.000 |
*White blood cell count at admission | 0,315 | 0,096 |
*Neutrophil count at admission | 0.442 | 0.016 |
*CRP-value at admission | −0.416 | 0.025 |
*Maximal CRP-value | −0.345 | 0.067 |
*Duration of hospital stay | −0.668 | 0.000 |