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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Feb 1;40(2):e49–e55. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002998

Table 4.

Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 positive and negative appendicitis patients by demographics, rupture, and days of GI symptoms prior to admission

Appendiceal rupture No rupture
SARS-Cov-2 positive (n=5) SARS-CoV-2 negative (n=22) P value SARS-Cov-2 positive (n=5) SARS-CoV-2 Negative (n=39) P value
Age (years) Mean ± SD 11.4 ± 5.98 11.0 ± 3.67 NSa 9.75 ± 4.425 12.1 ± 4.90 NSa
Gender No. (%) M, 2 (40.0) M, 15 (68.2) NSb M, 4 (80.0) M, 20 (51.3) NSb
F, 3 (60.0) F, 7 (31.8) F, 1 (20.0) F, 19 (48.7)
Ethnicity No. (%) H, 5 (100) H, 10 (45.5) 0.047b H, 4 (80.0) H, 17 (43.6) NSb
Non-H, 0c Non-H, 12 (54.5) Non-H, 1 (20.0) Non-H, 22 (56.4)
Days of GI symptoms PTA [Median (IQR)] 4 (2.5, 5) 2 (1, 3) NSd 1 (0.75, 2.5) 1 (1, 2) NSd
a

Student’s t test;

b

Fisher’s exact test;

c

P<0.05 adjusted residual post-hoc method;

d

Mann-Whitney rank sum test; GI, gastrointestinal; PTA, prior to admission; M, Male; F, Female; H, Hispanic; non-H, non-Hispanic; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range