Table 3.
Correlation between clinicopathological factors and appendicolith
| Factor | Appendicolith | P value | |
| Yes | No | ||
| All patients | 46 | 76 | |
| Age (years)1 | 0.961 | ||
| < 84 | 22 | 36 | |
| ≥ 84 | 24 | 40 | |
| Sex | 0.157 | ||
| Female | 27 | 32 | |
| Male | 19 | 44 | |
| Pain location | 0.514 | ||
| Periumbilical pain | 9 | 22 | |
| Upper abdominal pain | 9 | 13 | |
| Right lower abdominal pain | 28 | 41 | |
| Nausea | 0.265 | ||
| Yes | 13 | 29 | |
| No | 33 | 47 | |
| Vomiting | 0.977 | ||
| Yes | 11 | 18 | |
| No | 35 | 58 | |
| Body temperature | 0.155 | ||
| < 38 °C | 31 | 60 | |
| ≥ 38 °C | 15 | 16 | |
| WBC count | 0.592 | ||
| < 9.5 × 109/L | 9 | 20 | |
| 9.5-15 × 109/L | 23 | 38 | |
| ≥ 15 × 109/L | 14 | 18 | |
| Percentage of neutrophils | 0.405 | ||
| < 90% | 30 | 55 | |
| ≥ 90% | 16 | 21 | |
| Diabetes | 0.667 | ||
| Yes | 8 | 11 | |
| No | 38 | 65 | |
| Hypertension | 0.770 | ||
| Yes | 26 | 45 | |
| No | 20 | 31 | |
| Coronary heart disease | 0.861 | ||
| Yes | 14 | 22 | |
| No | 32 | 54 | |
Split at median.
WBC: White blood cell.