Application value of abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pediatric patients aged 3-12 years with acute appendicitis

Table 1 Comparative analysis of general data between the two pediatric patient groups

Indicators	AA group (n = 78)	Non-AA group (n = 24)	χ2/t	P value
Gender (male/female)	48/30	15/9	0.007	0.932
Age (years)	7.73 ± 2.45	7.42 ± 2.84	0.522	0.603
Time from disease onset to hospital admission (hour)	10.26 ± 3.88	9.67 ± 3.46	0.667	0.506
Single-parent family (no/yes)	63/15	19/5	1.961	0.161
Family medical history (without/with)	70/8	20/4	0.726	0.394

AA: Acute appendicitis.