Clinical significance of appendicoliths in elderly patients over eighty years old undergoing emergency appendectomy: A single-center retrospective study

Table 3 Correlation between clinicopathological factors and appendicolith

Factor	Appendicolith		P value
	Yes	No
All patients	46	76
Age (years)1			0.961
< 84	22	36
≥ 84	24	40
Sex			0.157
Female	27	32
Male	19	44
Pain location			0.514
Periumbilical pain	9	22
Upper abdominal pain	9	13
Right lower abdominal pain	28	41
Nausea			0.265
Yes	13	29
No	33	47
Vomiting			0.977
Yes	11	18
No	35	58
Body temperature			0.155
< 38 °C	31	60
≥ 38 °C	15	16
WBC count			0.592
< 9.5 × 109/L	9	20
9.5-15 × 109/L	23	38
≥ 15 × 109/L	14	18
Percentage of neutrophils			0.405
< 90%	30	55
≥ 90%	16	21
Diabetes			0.667
Yes	8	11
No	38	65
Hypertension			0.770
Yes	26	45
No	20	31
Coronary heart disease			0.861
Yes	14	22
No	32	54

¹Split at median.

WBC: White blood cell.