Table 1.

A comparison of demographic and obstetric characteristics of the pregnant women included in the study

	Diagnostic laparoscopy (N = 50)	Negative appendectomy (N = 33)	p value
Maternal age (years)	28.7 ± 5.9	24.4 ± 4.3	< 0.001
Gravidity	3 [1–4.25]	2 [1–3.5]	0.07
Parity	1 [0–3]	0 [0–1.5]	0.04
Live children	1 [0–3]	0 [0–1]	0.03
Nulliparous	16 (32%)	18 (62.1%)	0.01
Previous cesarean delivery	11 (22%)	4 (13.8%)	0.38
Gestational week at surgery (weeks)	11.3 ± 6.3	17.8 ± 7.5	< 0.001
Gestational week at surgery ≤8 (weeks)	15 (30%)	3 (9.1%)	0.02
Trimester I	34 (68%)	11 (33.3%)	< 0.001
Trimester II	14 (28%)	20 (60.6%)	< 0.001
Trimester III	2 (4%)	2 (6.1%)	0.67
Multiple gestation	1 (2%)	1 (3%)	0.77
Fertility treatments	8 (16%)	2 (6.1%)	0.18

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, mean with interquartile range [IQR] or number (%)