Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population concerning the severity of colonic diverticulosis.
| Characteristic | DICA Category 1 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (n = 347) | 2 + 3 (n = 60) | ||
| Age, years (median, range) | 68 (34–89) | 70 (45–86) | 0.343 |
| Sex (male/female, n (%)) | 185/162 (53.31/46.69) | 34/26 (56.7/43.3) | 0.631 |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/L (median, range) | 5.8 (2.4–16.7) | 6.09 (2.8–12.3) | 0.596 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (median, range) | 140 (90–240) | 130 (80–190) | 0.335 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg (median, range) | 90 (60–145) | 80 (45–100) | 0.196 |
| Tryglicerides, mmol/L (median, range) | 1.8 (0.2–13) | 1.53 (0.50–5.26) | 0.244 |
| HDL 2 cholesterol, mmol/L (median, range) | 1.01 (0.2–2.46) | 0.92 (0.30–1.86) | 0.006 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L (median, range) | 5.03 (1.18–10) | 5.01 (1.45–9.20) | 0.769 |
| CRP 3, mg/L (median, range) | 7 (0.1–418.5) | 14.95 (0.4–306.7) | 0.015 |
| Hypertension (yes/no, n (%)) | 216/131 (62.3/37.7) | 47/13 (78.3/21.7) | 0.016 |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2 (yes/no, n (%)) | 185/162 (53.3/46.7) | 36/24 (60.0/40.0) | 0.337 |
| Hypothyroidism (yes/no, n (%)) | 56/291 (16.1/83.9) | 9/51 (15.0/85.0) | 0.824 |
| AST 4, U/L (median, range) | 16 (6–676) | 16.5 (9–170) | 0.343 |
| ALT 5, U/L (median, range) | 16 (6–364) | 18 (7–220) | 0.266 |
| ALP 6, U/L (median, range) | 22 (9–703) | 33.5 (9–357) | 0.029 |
| GGT 7, U/L (median, range) | 23 (5–1115) | 26.5 (7–735) | 0.318 |
| Chronic kidney disease, unspecified (yes/no, n (%)) | 9/338 (2.59/97.41) | 4/56 (6.7–93.3) | 0.098 |
1 Diverticular Inflammation and Complication Assessment, 2 High-density lipoprotein, 3 C-reactive protein, 4 Aspartate amino-transferase,5 Alanin amino-transferase,6 Alkaline phosphatase, 7 Gamma glutamyl transferase.