Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical variables and endoscopic and histological severity index of diversion colitis between the stimulated group (SG) and the control group (CG).
| Stimulated Group (n = 34) |
Control Group (n = 35) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age (years) | 65 (45–81) | 68 (41–80) | 0.421 |
| Sex ratio (M:F) | 23:11 | 25:10 | 0.170 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 (21.6–32.6) | 27.6 (18.8–40.2) | 0.091 |
| ASA | 0.483 | ||
| ASA I-II | 31 | 30 | |
| ASA III | 3 | 5 | |
| Smoker/non-smoker | 20/14 | 23/12 | 0.826 |
| Time between surgery (months) * | 12 (8–37) | 9 (6–32) | 0.813 |
| Clinic | |||
| Asymptomatic | 10 (29.4%) | 14 (40%) | 0.309 |
| Abdominal pain | 15 (44.1%) | 18 (51.4%) | 0.402 |
| Tenesmus | 5 (14.7%) | 2 (5.7%) | 0.702 |
| Mucous Discharge | 21 (61.7) | 14 (40%) | 0.117 |
| Rectorrhagia | 2 (5.9%) | 4 (11.4%) | 0.668 |
| Endoscopic severity | |||
| Mild | 2 (5.9%) | 3 (8.6%) | 0.511 |
| Moderate | 23 (67.6%) | 23 (65.7%) | 0.648 |
| Severe | 9 (26.5%) | 9 (25.7%) | 0.498 |
| Histological severity | |||
| Mild | 4 (11.8%) | 3 (8.6%) | 0.479 |
| Moderate | 21 (61.7) | 23 (65.7%) | 0.321 |
| Severe | 9 (26.5%) | 9 (25.7%) | 0.518 |
BMI: body mass index. ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification. * Time from creation of stoma to the closure of the protective ileostomy.