Table 5.
Univariate and multivariate analysis by complication
| Variable | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complicated patients (n = 86) | Uncomplicated patients (n = 246) | P value | OR [95% CI] | P value | |
| Age in years, median [IQR] | 64.5 [46.5–79] | 39 [22–57] nnnnn | < 0.001 | 0.99 [0.97–1.01] | 0.358 |
| Sex, n (%) | 0.378 | ||||
| Male | 46 (53.5%) | 145 (58.9%) | |||
| Female | 40 (46.5%) | 101 (41.1%) | |||
| BMI in kg/m2, mean ± STD | 26.8 ± 2.5 | 25.9 ± 2.3 | 0.179 | ||
| CACI > 3, n (%) | 36 (41.9%) | 29 (11.8%) | < 0.001 | 1.69 [0.68–4.22] | 0.260 |
| Period, n (%) | < 0.001 | 1.91 [1.04–3.51] | 0.037 | ||
| COVID period | 53 (61.6%) | 96 (39%) | |||
| No-COVID period | 33 (38.4%) | 150 (61%) | |||
| qSOFA score, n (%) | < 0.001 | 1.91 [1.01–3.63] | 0.049 | ||
| 0 | 59 (68.6%) | 225 (94.1%) | |||
| 1 | 16 (18.6%) | 13 (5.4%) | |||
| 2 | 10 (11.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | |||
| 3 | 1 (1.2%) | 0 | |||
| Missing | 0 | 7 (2.8%) | |||
| Referral delay ≥ 48 h, n (%) | 44 (51.2%) | 77 (31.3%) | 0.001 | 1.62 [0.88–3] | 0.125 |
| Diagnosis other than appendicitis, n (%) | 53 (61.6%) | 41 (16.7%) | < 0.001 | 2.17 [1.08–4.35] | 0.029 |
| ASA score, n (%) | < 0.001 | 3.60 [1.82–7.13] | < 0.001 | ||
| 1 | 11 (12,8%) | 122 (49,6%) | |||
| 2 | 22 (25.6%) | 91 (37%) | |||
| 3 | 35 (40.7%) | 31 (12.6%) | |||
| 4 | 18 (20.9%) | 2 (0.8%) | |||
| Severe peritonitis, n (%) | < 0.001 | 3.77 [1.66–8.52] | 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 77 (89.5%) | 125 (50.8%) | |||
| No | 9 (10.5%) | 121 (49.2%) | |||
Significant P values are in bold