Table 4 . Diameter of Appendix in Groups ^a.

	Child	Female	Male	Total	Minimum-Maximum
Non Appendicitis	0.40 ± 0.08	0.39 ± 0.10	0.40 ± 0.11	0.39 ± 0.09	0.24-0.72 b
Appendicitis	0.82 ± 0.15	0.81 ± 0.20	0.84 ± 0.9	0.81 ± 0.15	0.69-1.11 b

^adiameter values are given as mean ± standard deviation in cm.

^bappendix diameters were significantly different between appendicitis and nonappendicitis groups (P < 0.05).