Table 1.
Factors associated with willingness to try non-operative management of appendicitis
| Overall | Not willing to try non-operative management | Willing to try non-operative management | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 1257) | (n = 212) | (n = 1045) | ||
| Risk of treatment failure (%) | 0.001 | |||
| 10 | 92 | 10 (11) | 82 (89) | |
| 15 | 85 | 11 (13) | 74 (87) | |
| 20 | 86 | 17 (10) | 69 (80) | |
| 30 | 95 | 16 (17) | 79 (83) | |
| 40 | 93 | 20 (22) | 73 (78) | |
| 50 | 88 | 18 (20) | 70 (80) | |
| 60 | 92 | 23 (25) | 69 (75) | |
| 10 (6–14†) | 89 | 7 (8) | 82 (92) | |
| 15 (11–19†) | 94 | 10 (11) | 84 (89) | |
| 20 (16–24†) | 88 | 7 (8) | 81 (92) | |
| 30 (26–34†) | 85 | 11 (13) | 74 (87) | |
| 40 (36–44†) | 93 | 18 (19) | 75 (81) | |
| 50 (46–54†) | 87 | 19 (22) | 68 (78) | |
| 60 (56–64†) | 90 | 25 (28) | 65 (72) | |
| Age (years)* | 37.37(12.38) | 37.46(12.53) | 37.36(12.35) | 0.910 |
| Sex | 0.001 | |||
| F | 752 | 150 (19.9) | 602 (80.1) | |
| M | 501 | 62 (12.4) | 439 (87.6) | |
| Prefer not to say | 4 | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | |
| Gender identity | 0.028 | |||
| Woman | 735 | 147 (20.0) | 588 (80.0) | |
| Man | 498 | 63 (12.7) | 435 (87.3) | |
| Genderqueer/gender non-conforming | 11 | 2 (18) | 9 (82) | |
| Trans male/trans man | 5 | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | |
| Prefer not to say | 4 | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | |
| Trans female/trans woman | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |
| Different identity | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |
| Racial identity | 0.748 | |||
| Black | 125 | 24 (19.2) | 101 (80.8) | |
| East Asian | 75 | 11 (15) | 64 (85) | |
| Multiple identities | 56 | 12 (21) | 44 (79) | |
| Other Specified Identity | 29 | 7 (24) | 22 (76) | |
| South Asian | 43 | 7 (16) | 36 (84) | |
| Unknown | 12 | 1 (8) | 11 (92) | |
| White | 917 | 150 (16.4) | 767 (83.6) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.212 | |||
| Hispanic/Latino/Latinx | 105 | 24 (22.9) | 81 (77.1) | |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino/Latinx | 1095 | 181 (16.5) | 914 (83.5) | |
| Prefer not to say | 27 | 2 (7) | 25 (93) | |
| Prefer to write it down | 30 | 5 (17) | 25 (83) | |
| Education level | 0.369 | |||
| Some high school | 4 | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | |
| High school/GED | 112 | 14 (12.5) | 98 (87.5) | |
| Some college | 268 | 55 (20.5) | 213 (79.5) | |
| 2-year college degree | 134 | 24 (17.9) | 110 (82.1) | |
| 4-year college degree | 499 | 76 (15.2) | 423 (84.8) | |
| Graduate degree | 235 | 42 (17.9) | 193 (82.1) | |
| Unknown | 5 | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | |
| Insurance | 0.726 | |||
| Employer-provided | 649 | 111 (17.1) | 538 (82.9) | |
| Private | 179 | 36 (20.1) | 143 (79.9) | |
| Other government | 48 | 6 (12) | 42 (88) | |
| Medicaid | 131 | 21 (16.0) | 110 (84.0) | |
| Medicare | 96 | 17 (18) | 79 (82) | |
| Not insured | 124 | 18 (14.5) | 106 (85.5) | |
| Other | 30 | 3 (10) | 27 (90) | |
| Employment status | 0.881 | |||
| Employed full-time (≥ 40 h/week) | 661 | 107 (16.2) | 554 (83.8) | |
| Employed part-time (< 40 h/week) | 144 | 21 (14.6) | 123 (85.4) | |
| Self-employed | 124 | 22 (17.7) | 102 (82.3) | |
| Retired | 59 | 12 (20) | 47 (80) | |
| Student | 80 | 17 (21) | 63 (79) | |
| Unemployed (looking for work) | 97 | 17 (17) | 80 (83) | |
| Unemployed (not looking for work) | 80 | 13 (16) | 67 (84) | |
| Prefer not to say | 12 | 3 (25) | 9 (75) | |
| Annual household income (euros) | 0.446 | |||
| < 21 076 | 176 | 27 (15.3) | 149 (84.7) | |
| 21 077–42 150 | 326 | 60 (18.4) | 266 (81.6) | |
| 42 151–63 224 | 248 | 45 (18.1) | 203 (81.9) | |
| 63 225–84 299 | 203 | 39 (19.2) | 164 (80.8) | |
| >84 299 | 262 | 34 (13.0) | 228 (87.0) | |
| Prefer not to say | 42 | 7 (17) | 35 (83) | |
| Perceived information accuracy*‡ | 3.40(0.98) | 3.01(1.10) | 3.48(0.94) | < 0.001 |
| Trust in information given*§ | 3.42(1.00) | 2.87(1.09) | 3.53(0.94) | < 0.001 |
Values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise; *values are mean(s.d.). †Range. ‡Scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being highest perceived accuracy. §Scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being greatest trust. GED = General Educational Development Test, t-test for continuous variables and chi-squared test for categorical variables test.