TABLE 1.

Study population characteristics.

Group	HwA	HwoA	p-value
	n = 30	n = 30
Age (years, mean ± SD)	33.1 ± 6.7	35.1 ± 7.7	0.276
Gender (male/female)	15/15	17/13	0.604
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)	20.8 ± 3.0	22.3 ± 2.5	0.017
Time after appendectomy (months)a	24 (8–180)	–	–
<2 years (n)	12
2–5 years (n)	12
≥5 years (n)	6

^aMedian (minimum–maximum).

SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index.