Table 2.

Co-morbidities of subjects with diverticulosis and subjects without diverticulosis

Co-morbidities	Subjects with diverticulosis (n=99)	Subjects without diverticulosis (n=165)	P values
Hypertension	41 (41.4%)	42 (25.4%)	0.008
Rheumatologie diseases	38 (38.3%)	37 (22.4%)	0.006
Heart disease	34 (34.3%)	47 (28.4)	0.333
Gastroesophageal reflux disease	31 (31.1%)	41 (24.8%)	0.266
Laparotomy / Laparoscopy	28 (28.2%)	43 (26.06%)	0.737
Psychiatric disease	28 (28.2%)	36 (21.8%)	0.246
Diabetes Mellitus	21 (21.2%)	24 (14.5%)	0.184
Neurologic disease	21 (21.2%)	30 (18.1%)	0.562
Cholecystectomy	18 (18.1%)	26 (15.7%)	0.640
Malignancy	17 (17.1%)	20 (12.1%)	0.261
Thyroid disorder	17 (17.1%)	23 (13.9%)	0.504
Hysterectomy	17 (17.1%)	32 (19.3%)	0.620
Lactose intolerance	12 (12.1%)	22 (13.3%)	0.762
Peptic ulcer	11 (11.1%)	12 (7.2%)	0.291
Kidney disease	10 (10.1%)	21 (12.7%)	0.510
Gall bladder disease	10 (10.1%)	25 (15.1%)	0.234
Appendectomy	7 (7.07%)	14 (8.48%)	0.661
Hernia surgery	7 (7.07%)	9 (5.4%)	0.612
Gastroparesis	7 (7.07%)	6 (3.06%)	0.216
Liver disease	4 (4.04%)	9 (5.4%)	0.501
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	2 (2.02%)	7 (4.2%)	0.331
Pancreas disease	2 (2.02%)	9 (5.4%)	0.174
Transplantation	2 (2.02%)	4 (2.4%)	0.820
Nissen fundoplication	2 (2.02%)	3 (1.8%)	0.918
Celiac disease	1 (1%)	10 (6.06%)	0.046