Larger Physique as a Risk Factor for Infantile Appendicitis: A Retrospective Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Diagnostic Criteria
2.3. Variables
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Patients
3.2. Comparison of Z-Scores between Infants and School-Age Children
3.3. Correlation between Age and Z-Score in Infants
3.4. Comparison of Z-Scores between Patients Perforated and Non-Perforated Appendicitis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Infants Group (n = 73) | School-Age Group (n = 362) | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Median age, years (range) | 4.6 (1.4–5.9) | 9.1 (6.0–10.9) | |
Male, n (%) | 42 (57) | 241 (66) | 0.179 |
Number of patients with a perforated appendix, n (%) | 54 (74) | 120 (33) | <0.001 * |
Surgery, n (%) | 53 (72) | 299 (82) | 0.051 |
Age (years) | Patients, n (%) | Height (cm) | Body Weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) |
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1 | 1 (0.2) | 86.2 | 13.2 | 17.7 |
2 | 7 (1.6) | 91.8 ± 3.6 | 12.8 ± 1.6 | 15.1 ± 1.7 |
3 | 12 (2.8) | 96.8 ± 5.1 | 14.6 ± 2.5 | 15.4 ± 1.7 |
4 | 25 (5.8) | 105.7 ± 5.1 | 16.6 ± 2.2 | 14.8 ± 1.3 |
5 | 28 (6.4) | 109.8 ± 4.8 | 18.0 ± 2.3 | 14.9 ± 1.8 |
6 | 45 (10.3) | 116.8 ± 4.7 | 20.8 ± 3.8 | 15.1 ± 1.9 |
7 | 58 (13.3) | 122.0 ± 6.5 | 23.4 ± 4.4 | 15.7 ± 2.5 |
8 | 69 (15.9) | 128.0 ± 6.0 | 26.0 ± 5.5 | 15.7 ± 2.5 |
9 | 93 (21.4) | 133.0 ± 6.1 | 29.3 ± 5.5 | 16.5 ± 2.3 |
10 | 97 (22.3) | 139.1 ± 5.0 | 33.7 ± 5.9 | 17.3 ± 2.3 |
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Nishimura, K.; Terui, K.; Mise, N.; Matsuura, G.; Nakata, M.; Komatsu, S.; Saito, T.; Hishiki, T. Larger Physique as a Risk Factor for Infantile Appendicitis: A Retrospective Study. Pediatr. Rep. 2022, 14, 20-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric14010004
Nishimura K, Terui K, Mise N, Matsuura G, Nakata M, Komatsu S, Saito T, Hishiki T. Larger Physique as a Risk Factor for Infantile Appendicitis: A Retrospective Study. Pediatric Reports. 2022; 14(1):20-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric14010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleNishimura, Katsuhiro, Keita Terui, Naoko Mise, Gen Matsuura, Mitsuyuki Nakata, Shugo Komatsu, Takeshi Saito, and Tomoro Hishiki. 2022. "Larger Physique as a Risk Factor for Infantile Appendicitis: A Retrospective Study" Pediatric Reports 14, no. 1: 20-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric14010004