Table 3 Distribution of study population according to alvarado score at admission (n = 110)
From: Evaluation of role of hyperbilirubinemia as a new diagnostic marker of complicated appendicitis
Complicated appendicitis | Alvarado score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Mean | SD | t | df | p value | |
Present | 35(31.8) | 8.5 | 0.77 | 8.85 | 108 | < 0.05 |
Absent | 75(68.2) | 7.25 | 0.71 | |||
Lowest value | 6.0000 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Highest value | 10.0000 | |||||
Arithmetic mean | 7.6636 | |||||
Standard deviation | 0.9605 | |||||
Median | 7.5000 | |||||
| Â | Complicated | Uncomplicated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alvarado score > mean (7.66) | 33 | 22 | ||||
Alvarado score < mean (7.66) | 2 | 53 | ||||
Total | 35 | 75 | ||||