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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2006; 12(18): 2932-2935
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2932
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2932
Table 1 Demographic data and co-morbidities of study subjects
| Age (yr) | < 45n = 25 (%) | >45n = 182 (%) | P value |
| Gender (M/F) | 19/6 | 61/121 | 0.0001 |
| Co-morbidities | |||
| Hypertension | 1(4) | 57 (31) | 0.004 |
| Hypothyroidism | 0(0) | 19 (10) | 0.185 |
| COPD | 0(0) | 10 (5.5) | 0.481 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0(0) | 19 (10) | 0185 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 0(0) | 36 (20) | 0.030 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 0(0) | 17 (9) | 0.227 |
| Cholelithiasis | 1(4) | 11 (6) | 0.682 |
| Post appendectomy | 4(16) | 16 (8.8) | 0.253 |
| Post inguinal hernioplasty | 3(12) | 11 (6) | 0.266 |
| Malignancy | 0(0) | 7 (3) | 0.684 |
| Crohn's disease | 1(4) | 1 (0.5) | 0.100 |
| Chronic renal failure | 0(0) | 4 (2.2) | 0.979 |
- Citation: Lahat A, Menachem Y, Avidan B, Yanai H, Sakhnini E, Bardan E, Bar-Meir S. Diverticulitis in the young patient-Is it different. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(18): 2932-2935
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i18/2932.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2932