Table I.
Parameter | Early onset diverticulitis |
Later onset diverticulitis |
P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Patients (n) | 13 | 13 | n.a. |
Sex, male, n (%), female, n (%) | 8 (61.5), 5 (38.5) | 4 (30.8), 9 (69.2) | 0.238 |
*Smoking status, positive, n (%), negative, n (%) | 8 (61.5), 5 (38.5) | 7 (53.8), 6 (46.2) | 1 |
Age of first diverticulitis episode, yrs, mean, SD | 37.1 ± 4.7 | 73.2 ± 4.7 | 3.14 × 10−16 |
Type of surgery, elective, n (%), urgent/emergent, n (%) | 11 (84.6), 2 (15.4) | 15 (100), 0 (0) | 0.206 |
Age of sigmoid resection, years, mean, SD | 42.6 ± 7.3 | 74.6 ± 5.0 | 1.29 × 10−11 |
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean, SD | 30.5 ± 8.0 | 31.1 ± 4.9 | 0.817 |
Familial diverticular disease, yes, n (%), no, n (%) | 4 (30.8), 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8), 9 (69.2) | 1 |
History of perforation/abscess, yes, n (%), no, n (%) | 6 (46.2), 7 (53.8) | 8 (61.5), 5 (35.8) | 0.695 |
History of fistula, yes, n (%), no, n (%) | 3 (23.1), 10 (76.9) | 6 (46.2), 7 (53.8) | 0.411 |
Positive smoking status includes both current and former smokers at the time of surgery.
Continuous variables analyzed by two-tailed t-test, categorical variables analyzed by two-tailed Fisher’s Exact Test.
SD: standard deviation.