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Table 1 Comparison of Baseline Characteristics between Quarter 2 of 2019 and Quarter 2 of 2020

From: Were surgical outcomes for acute appendicitis impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic?

 

2019 Quarter 2

(n = 6,795)

2020 Quarter 2

(n = 7,264)

p-value

Mean

Mean

Age

40.07

40.15

0.192

BMI

25.22

24.31

 < 0.001

ASA

1.88

1.99

0.044

 

2019 Quarter 2

(n = 6,795)

2020 Quarter 2

(n = 7,264)

p-value

n (%)

n (%)

Female

3,337 (49.11)

3,604 (49.61)

0.550

White

4,053 (59.65)

3,845 (52.93)

 < 0.001

Black

403 (5.93)

385 (5.30)

0.104

Other Race

460 (6.77)

449 (6.18)

0.156

Hispanic

1,040 (15.31)

1,032 (14.21)

0.066

Diabetic

121 (1.78)

149 (2.05)

0.243

Cigarette Use

1,005 (14.79)

1,056 (14.54)

0.672

Dyspnea

91 (1.34)

83 (1.14)

0.292

Ventilator Dependent

6 (0.09)

1 (0.01)

0.048

Independent

6,726 (98.98)

7,196 (99.06)

0.632

Partially Dependent

19 (0.28)

24 (0.33)

0.586

COPD

66 (0.97)

66 (0.91)

0.700

CHF

12 (0.18)

18 (0.25)

0.361

Hypertension

1,051 (15.47)

1,058 (14.56)

0.134

Renal Failure

10 (0.15)

9 (0.12)

0.707

Dialysis

15 (0.22)

12 (0.17)

0.452

Disseminated Cancer

12 (0.18)

22 (0.30)

0.128

Open Wound

8 (0.12)

4 (0.06)

0.204

Steroid Use

93 (1.37)

92 (1.27)

0.595

Weight Loss

12 (0.19)

9 (0.12)

0.312

Bleeding Disorder

88 (1.30)

118 (1.62)

0.104

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiology Score, COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, CHF Congestive Heart Failure