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Table 1 Descriptive analysis of clinical-demographic variables

From: Usefulness of serum sodium levels as a novel marker for predicting acute appendicitis severity: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

Complicated

Uncomplicated

P-value

Age

   

 Q1-Q3

13–39

13–30

0.127

 Median

22.5

21

 

Gender

   

 Female

92 (51.4%)

87 (48.6%)

0.541

 Male

162 (54.73%)

134 (45.27%)

 

Serum Sodium mEq/L

   

 Q1-Q3

135–139

137–140

< 0.001

 Median

137

139

 

Hyponatremia

 (< 136 mEq/L)

84 (33.1%)

12 (5.4%)

< 0.001

Acute Appendicitis

   
 

254 (53.5%)

221 (46.5%)

0.032

  1. Q1, 1st quartile; Q3, 3rd quartile