Table 1.

Summary of clinical presentation of the cases and control.

Demographic and clinical presentation	Diverticular disease of appendix (n = 25)	Acute appendicitis (n = 33)	P
Sex
Male	24 (96%)	26 (78.2%)	0.121
Female	1 (4%)	7 (21.2%)
Age, years
Mean ± SD	35.0 ± 8.33	29.3 ± 8.69	0.027
Median (range)	34 (20–56)	27 (12–51)
Ethnic group
Arabs	14 (56%)	16 (48.5%)	0.571
Asian	11 (44%)	17 (51.5%)
Pain
Present	25 (100%)	33 (100%)	—
Absent	0	0
Duration of pain, days
Mean ± SD	2.89 ± 2.4	2.06 ± 2.05	0.108
Median (range)	2 (0.25–10)	2 (0–12)
Nausea
Present	12 (48.0%)	13 (39.4%)	0.512
Absent	13 (62.0%)	20 (60.6%)
Vomiting
Present	9 (36.0%)	20 (60.6%)	0.063
Absent	16 (64.0%)	13 (39.4%)
Temperature
Mean ± SD	37.9 ± 0.72	32.8 ± 0.73	0.012
Median (range)	37.9 (36.6–39.6)	37.2 (36.3–39.4)
Anorexia
Present	7 (28.0%)	21 (63.6%)	0.007
Absent	18 (72.0%)	12 (36.4%)
WBC
Mean ± SD	13.6 ± 3.7	16.7 ± 5.75	0.041
Median (range)	14.2 (4.5–20.8)	16.2 (6.8–36.5)
Hospital stay
Mean ± SD	4.72 ± 1.67	4.09 ± 2.04	0.077
Median	4 (3–10)	4.0 (1–10)