Table 1.
Clinical findings of enrolled patients in different age groups.
|
<1 year n = 174 (%) |
1–2 years n = 187 (%) |
≥2 years n = 175 (%) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, M:F | 112:62 | 112:75 | 121:54 | 0.351 |
| Paroxysmal pain | 120 (69.0) | 164 (87.7) | 131 (74.9) | 0.191 |
| Nonspecific abdominal pain | 1 (0.6) | 6 (3.2) | 38 (21.7) | <0.001a |
| Vomiting | 125 (71.8) | 80 (42.8) | 42 (24.0) | <0.001a |
| Bloody stool | 78 (44.8) | 34 (18.2) | 12 (6.9) | <0.001a |
| Post-enema (n = 146) | <0.001a | |||
| Bloody stool Normal stool |
30 (78.9) 8 (21.1) |
28 (46.7) 32 (53.3) |
11 (22.9) 37 (77.1) |
|
| Classic triad of symptoms | <0.001a | |||
| 0 1 2 3 |
2 (1.1) 59 (33.9) 75 (43.1) 38 (21.8) |
2 (1.1) 102 (54.5) 73 (39.0) 10 (5.3) |
27 (15.4) 114 (65.1) 32 (18.3) 2 (1.1) |
|
| Diarrhea | 30 (17.2) | 21 (11.2) | 17 (9.7) | 0.035a |
| Abdominal mass | 13 (7.5) | 10 (5.3) | 13 (7.4) | 0.989 |
| Fever | 21 (12.1) | 30 (16.0) | 29 (16.6) | 0.239 |
| Poor oral intake | 62 (35.6) | 45 (24.1) | 27 (15.4) | <0.001a |
| Lethargy | 45 (25.9) | 16 (8.6) | 16 (9.1) | <0.001a |
| Duration of symptoms (h) | 15.8 ± 15.7 | 15.7 ± 17.2 | 21.1 ± 23.3 | 0.009a |
| Door-to-diagnosis time (h) | 3.5 ± 5.2 | 2.4 ± 3.1 | 5.3 ± 10.3 | <0.001a |
| Initial diagnosis (n = 428) | 0.012a | |||
| Intussusception Other disease |
132 (88.6) 17 (11.4) |
134 (89.9) 15 (10.1) |
101 (77.7) 29 (22.3) |
a
Significant difference by P < 0.05.