Table 3.
Clinical findings of enrolled patients in the diagnosed and undiagnosed groups.
|
Diagnosed Group n = 367 (%) |
Undiagnosed Group n = 61 (%) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months) | 19.6 ± 12.0 | 28.8 ± 20.1 | 0.001a |
| Paroxysmal pain | 300 (81.7) | 28 (45.9) | <0.001a |
| Nonspecific abdominal pain | 15 (4.1) | 18 (29.5) | <0.001a |
| Vomiting | 177 (48.2) | 31 (50.8) | 0.782 |
| Bloody stool | 107 (29.2) | 4 (6.6) | <0.001a |
| Post-enema (n = 146) | <0.001a | ||
| Bloody stool Normal stool |
61 (53.0) 54 (47.0) |
3 (13.0) 20(87.0) |
|
| Classic triad of symptoms | 0.018a | ||
| 0 1 2 3 |
10 (2.7) 172 (46.9) 144 (39.2) 41(11.2) |
12 (19.7) 35 (57.4) 13 (21.3) 1(1.6) |
|
| Diarrhea | 51 (13.9) | 7 (11.5) | 0.691 |
| Abdominal mass | 29 (7.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.023a |
| Fever | 48 (13.1) | 8 (13.1) | 1.000 |
| Poor oral intake | 96 (26.2) | 14 (23.0) | 0.639 |
| Lethargy | 58 (15.8) | 8 (13.1) | 0.704 |
| Duration of symptoms (h) | 16.0 ± 17.7 | 18.0 ± 20.8 | 0.436 |
| Door-to-diagnosis time (h) | 2.3 ± 2.0 | 16.3 ± 15.1 | <0.001a |
a
Significant difference by P < 0.05.