Table 1. Characteristics of 163 Patients With Splenic Infarction.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 57.0 (18.1) |
| Age group, y | |
| <20 | 2 (1) |
| 20-29 | 14 (9) |
| 30-39 | 11 (7) |
| 40-49 | 22 (13) |
| 50-59 | 43 (26) |
| 60-69 | 34 (21) |
| 70-79 | 17 (10) |
| 80-89 | 17 (10) |
| 90-99 | 3 (2) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 72 (44) |
| Female | 91 (56) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Black | 82 (50) |
| White | 75 (46) |
| Other | 6 (4) |
| Abdominal atherosclerosis | |
| None | 67 (41) |
| Present, but not involving celiac or splenic arteries | 62 (38) |
| Present, involving celiac or splenic arteries | 34 (21)a |
| No. of conditions associated with splenic infarction assigned per caseb | |
| 1 | 98 (60) |
| 2 | 51 (31) |
| 3 | 11 (7) |
| 4 | 2 (1) |
| 5 | 1 (1) |
| Abdominal pain in initial clinical presentation | |
| Left upper quadrant pain as primary presenting symptom | 32 (20) |
| Abdominal pain not localized to left upper quadrant | 77 (47) |
| No abdominal pain | 54 (33) |
a
Celiac or splenic artery atherosclerosis was the sole identified associated condition in 6 of these 34 cases.
b
These values indicate the following: 98 patients (60%) had a single potential condition associated with infarction; 51 patients (31%) had 2 potential associated conditions, and so on.