Table 1 Patient demographics and presenting characteristics—operative cohort
From: Management of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study
Variable | Operatively managed appendicitis Pre-COVID pandemic (n = 833) | Operatively managed appendicitis during COVID pandemic (n = 723) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at operation, mean (range) |  | 38.1 (18–71) | 38.8 (18–93) | 0.42 |
Gender | Female | 400 (49.1%) | 326 (46.2%) | 0.24 |
| Â | Male | 415 (50.9%) | 380 (53.8%) | Â |
COVID result | No swab | Â | 242 (33.5%) | Â |
| Â | Negative | Â | 469 (64.9%) | Â |
| Â | Positive | Â | 12 (1.7) | Â |
Symptomatic COVID | No | Â | 9 (1.2%) | Â |
Yes | Â | 3 (0.4%) | Â | |
BMI, mean (range) |  | 27.8 (16.6–63.9) | 28.5 (16.9–76.1) | 0.17 |
Concurrent diagnosis on presentation | None | 806 (97.0%) | 691 (96.6%) | 0.88 |
Pregnant | 8 (1%) | 8 (1.1%) | Â | |
Gynaecological | 6 (0.6%) | 3 (0.4%) | Â | |
Medical | 12 (1.4%) | 13 (1.8%) | Â | |
Duration of abdominal pain (days), mean (range) |  | 2.3 (1–30) | 2.2 (1–28) | 0.42 |
Number of previous abdominal operations, mean (SD) | Â | 0.3 (0.6) | 0.3 (1.0) | 0.22 |
Insurance status | Private | 246 (29.7%) | 203 (28.1%) | 0.49 |
Uninsured | 586 (70.3%) | 520 (71.9%) | Â | |