Table 1.
Patient Characteristics of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis.
| Right side | Left side | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=359) | (n=127) | p | ||
| Age: mean (SD) | 46.0 (13.7) | 54.9 (13.2) | <0.001 | |
| Sex : men:women (% of men) | 243:116 (67.7) | 83:44 (65.4) | ns | |
| WBC (/mm3) [mean(SD)] | 10,741 (3,356) | 10,5443 (3,917) | ns | |
| CRP (mg/dL) [median (IQR)] | 4.6 (7.7) | 4.3 (8.8) | ns | |
| Past history of ACD (%) | 69 (19.2) | 54 (42.2) | <0.001 | |
| Stage | Ia | 50 (13.9) | 22 (17.2) | |
| Ib | 262 (73.0) | 83 (64.8) | ||
| Ic | 37 (10.3) | 9 (7.0) | ||
| II | 10 (2.8) | 14 (10.9) | 0.002 | |
| Surgical treatment | 6 (1.7%) | 4 (3.1%) | ns |
WBC: white blood cell, CRP:C-reactive protein, ACD: acute colonic diverticulitis, SD: standard deviation, IQR: interquatar range