Table 1. Distribution of study participants according to gangrenous outcome and their association.

p < 0.05 considered statistically significant

Variable	Gangrenous cholecystitis (n=340)		χ2 (p-value)
	Yes (n=27), N (%)	No (n=313), N (%)
Gender
Male	22 (81.5)	118 (37.7)	19.7 (p < 0.001)
Female	05 (18.5)	195 (62.3)
Age group (in years)
18-30	01 (3.7)	48 (15.3)	11.1 (p = 0.010)
31-50	07 (25.9)	145 (46.3)
51-70	15 (55.6)	99 (31.7)
71-90	04 (14.8)	21 (6.7)
Comorbidity status
Present	23 (85.2)	97 (31)	31.9 (p < 0.001)
Absent	04 (14.8)	216 (69)