Table 1 Personal characteristics and preoperative assessment
Demographic characteristics and preoperative assessment | Groups | Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural | Urban | χ2/t | p | |
N = 32 (%) | N = 28 (%) | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 20 (62.5) | 16 (57.14) | 0.18 | 0.67 |
Female | 12 (37.5) | 12 (42.86) | ||
Age (years) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 9.34 ± 1.68 | 8.93 ± 2.23 | 0.81 | 0.42 |
Range | 7–12 | 5–12 | ||
Body mass index | ||||
Mean ± SD | 22.23 ± 3.15 | 24.13 ± 4.14 | 1.94 | 0.057 |
Range | 17.5–28 | 18–32 | ||
Duration of symptoms | ||||
Mean ± SD | 3.7 ± 1.4 | 3.07 ± 0.92 | 2.03 | 0.047* |
Range | 2–7 | 2–5 | ||
TLC (103/mm3) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 16.52 ± 2.43 | 16.91 ± 2.8 | 0.58 | 0.57 |
Range | 12.6–20.7 | 13–22 | ||
+ve ultrasonographic findings | 28 (87.5) | 24 (85.7) | 0.04 | 0.84 |