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. 2020 Nov 11;8:584796. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.584796

Table 1.

Univariate analysis of testicular atrophy and testicular volume loss.

Normal testis Testicular atrophy P-value Testicular volume loss P-value
(n = 69) (n = 44) Median (IQR)
Age at surgery (years) <0.0001* 0.0372*
  2–6 8 (7.08%) 26 (23.01%) Ref 69.31 (48.98–90.51) Ref
  7–12 33 (29.20%) 8 (7.08%) <0.0001* 26.80 (0.67–73.35) 0.0178*
  13–17 28 (24.78%) 10 (8.85%) <0.0001* 28.64 (9.70–90.28) 0.0495*
Side 0.5847 0.6080
  Left 57 (50.44%) 40 (35.40%) 51.02 (10.76–87.65)
  Right 12 (10.62%) 4 (3.54%) 44.73 (1.48–85.92)
Delayed surgery (hours) 0.0003* <0.0001*
  0–12 33 (29.20%) 8 (7.08%) Ref 11.57 (3.61–42.24) Ref
  12–24 20 (17.70%) 10 (8.85%) 0.1860 62.29 (20.02–87.18) 0.0037*
  >24 16 (14.16%) 26 (23.01%) <0.0001* 78.40 (54.97–95.67) <0.0001*
Degree of torsion 0.7201 0.7212
  0–360° 40 (35.40%) 24 (21.24%) 54.21 (2.46–89.66)
  >360° 29 (25.66%) 20 (17.70%) 51.02 (12.04–76.14)
ETPU 0.0001* <0.0001*
  Homogeneous 27 (23.89%) 2 (1.77%) 12.03 (0.45–28.64)
  Heterogeneous 42 (37.17%) 42 (37.17%) 69.03 (13.68–91.18)
Blood flow on ultrasonography 0.1146 0.5033
  Decreased 18 (15.93%) 6 (5.31%) 54.58 (22.36–90.23)
  Absent 51 (45.13%) 38 (33.63%) 51.02 (6.30–87.65)
Intraoperative blood supply 0.0005* <0.0001*
  Rich blood supply 48 (42.48%) 16 (14.16%) 17.82 (1.48–72.32)
  Poor blood supply 21 (18.58%) 28 (25.78%) 68.75 (51.02–92.87)

Data are expressed as median (IQR) or n (%) as appropriate.

ETPU, Echogenicity of testicular parenchymal on ultrasonography.

*

P < 0.05.