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Table 1 Participant Baseline Information

From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on acute appendicitis patients in a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Patient Baseline Data (N = 342)

Pre-Pandemic Period (N = 201)

Pandemic Period (N = 141)

p-value

Characteristics

Mean ± Standard Deviation (S.D)

 

Age

31.78 ± 18.76

32.61 ± 18.65

30.59 ± 18.94

0.336

Gender

 

 Males

187(54.7%)

104(51.7%)

83(58.9%)

0.193

 Females

155(45.3%)

97(48.3%)

58(41.1%)

Medical History

   

Comorbidities

 

 Diabetes

7(2%)

3(1.5%)

4(2.8%)

0.087

 Hypertension

16(4.7%)

7(3.5%)

9(6.4%)

 Malignancy

10(2.9%)

8(4%)

2(1.4%)

 Cardiovascular Disease

7(2%)

6(3%)

1(0.7%)

 COPD and Cardiovascular Disease

3(0.9%)

2(1%)

1(0.7%)

 Dyslipidemia

14(4.1%)

11(5.5%)

3(2.1%)

 Obesity

3(0.9%)

3(1.5%)

0(0%)

 Appendicitis

7(2%)

6(3%)

1(0.7%)

 Combined (Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia)

12(3.5%)

6(3%)

6(4.3%)

Familiar Mediterranean Fever (FMF)

2(0.6%)

1(0.5%)

1(0.7%)

 Other

82(24%)

54(26.9%)

27(19.1%)

 None

179(52.3%)

92(45.8%)

86(61%)