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Table 3. Baseline characteristics of the responder group; p value concerns differences between responders with and responders without abdominal complaints in previous the 6 months
Baseline characteristics
Age at operation
Mean follow-up years (SD)
Female
BMI (present, mean)
Laparoscopically operated
Perforated appendix
Intra-abdominal abscess
Normal appendix
Wound infection
Conversions
Peroperatively scored adhesions
Hospital stay > 4 days
Re-operation < 30 days
Total responders (526)
35.5 6.9 (2.0)
270 25.6
362
115
46
28 15 52 53
180 18 (4)
Without abdominal complaints n=364 (%)
35.1 6.9 (2.0)
162 (45) 25.6
255 (70)
81 (22)
31 (9)
18 (5) 10 (3) 38 42 (11)
123 (34) 8 (2)
With abdominal complaints n=162(%)
36.2 6.9 (2.0)
108 (67) 25.3
107 (66)
34 (21)
15 (9)
10 (6) 5 (3) 14 11 (7)
57 (35) 10 (6)
p-value
0.550 0.717
<0.001 0.577
0.416 0.834 0.911
0.712 0.829 0.596 0.130
0.878 0.040
p-value
0.508 0.966 0.493 0.944 0.106 0.738 0.159 0.019
Table 4. Gastro Quality of Life Index (GIQLI), digestion subscale score
Gender
Technique
Perforation
Intra abdominal abscess Perioperative adhesions Drain
Normal appendix Re-operation < 30 days
Number n=159 (%)
Female 105 (66) Male 54 (34)
Lap 108 (68) Open 51 (32)
No 125 (79) Yes 34 (21) No 144 (91)
Yes 15 (9) No 148 (93)
Yes 11 (7) No 141 (89)
Yes 18 (11) No 149 (94)
Yes 10 (6) No 149 (94)
Yes 10 (6)
Mean digestion subscale score
27.3 (Sd) 28.3(Sd) 27.7 27.6 27.4 28.6 27.7 27.6 27.5 30.6 27.8 26.8 27.9 25.4 28.0 22.4
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