Acute diverticulitis in younger patients: Any rationale for a different approach?

Table 1 Clinical and laboratory features of the 2 groups of patients according to age n (%)

	Group A ( ≤50 yr)	Group B (> 50 yr)	P
Signs and symptoms
Abdominal pain	30 (96.7)	117 (92.8)	NS
Fever	9 (29.0)	30 (23.8)	NS
Acute abdomen	10 (32.3)	30 (23.8)	NS
Vomiting	5 (16.1)	26 (20.6)	NS
Constipation	3 (9.7)	23 (18.2)	NS
Diarrhea	2 (6.4)	13 (10.3)	NS
Laboratory
Leucocytosis (> 11 × 109)	24 (82.7)	67 (55.8)	0.01
Mean WBC count (× 109)	15.0	13.1	0.01
Mean CRP (mg/dL)	151.5	133.5	0.005

Group A (n = 31) and Group B (n = 126). WBC: White blood cell; CRP: C-reactive protein.