Table 2.
Clinical characteristics according to the site of diverticular disease n (%)
| Variables | Right (n = 40) | Left (n = 37) | P value |
| Age (yr)1 | 50.9 ± 15.0 | 64.0 ± 14.0 | < 0.01 |
| Gender (M/F) | 29/11 | 20/17 | 0.09 |
| Disease category | < 0.01 | ||
| Diverticular bleeding | 9 (22.5) | 0 (0) | |
| Uncomplicated diverticulitis | 8 (20.0) | 4 (10.8) | |
| Complicated diverticulitis | 23 (57.5) | 33 (89.2) | |
| Smoking | 14 (35.9) | 8 (21.6) | 0.19 |
| Alcohol consumption | 21 (52.5) | 7 (18.9) | < 0.01 |
| BMI1 | 23.8 ± 2.5 | 23.2 ± 3.0 | 0.35 |
| Fever | 14 (35.0) | 8 (21.6) | 0.19 |
| Leukocytosis | 14 (35.0) | 17 (45.9) | 0.33 |
| Multiple sites | 22 (55.0) | 28 (75.7) | 0.06 |
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Date are expressed as mean ± SD. BMI: Body mass index.