Table 1.

Demographic data and patient characteristics in CT-verified acute uncomplicated diverticulitis according to index presentation

	First-time diverticulitis n = 642	Recurrent diverticulitis n = 167	P
Age (mean year ± SD)	58.8 ± 13.4	60.3 ± 12.9	0.197
Female (%)	398 (62.0)	108 (64.7)	0.532
Immunosuppressive therapy	25 (3.9)	12 (7.2)	0.094
Diabetes	30 (4.7)	5 (3.0)	0.525
WBC × 109 (mean ± SD)	11.2 ± 5.1	11.6 ± 6.3	0.430
CRP mg/L (mean ± SD)	83.8 ± 56.7	81.0 ± 58.9	0.581
Body temperature (°C) (mean ± SD)	37.1 ± 0.7	37.3 ± 0.7	0.012
Antibiotic therapy (%)	49 (7.6)	16 (9.6)	0.425
Outpatient management (%)	247 (38.5)	40 (24.0)	0.001