Table 1 Distributions of baseline variables by colonic diverticulitis group

Patients, n (%)

160 (100)

139 (86.875)

21 (13.125)

Female sex, n (%)

70 (43.75)

62 (44.604)

8 (38.095)

0.642

Age in years, median (IQR)

45 (31.25–60)

44 (30–59)

58 (41–72)

0.008*

Body mass index

23.821 (20.701–26.892)

23.875 (20.700–26.892)

23.624 (20.695–26.388)

0.950

Body Temperature (℃), median (IQR)

36.8 (36.5–37.375)

36.8 (36.5–37.3)

37.2 (36.45–37.5)

0.273

Recurrent diverticulitis, n (%)

27 (16.875)

21 (15.108)

6 (28.571)

0.129

Multiple locations of diverticula, n (%)

17 (10.625)

15 (10.791)

2 (9.524)

1.000

Location of diverticulitis, n (%)

0.001*

 Right colon:

112 (70)

104 (74.820)

8 (38.095)

     Cecum

14 (8.750)

14 (10.072)

0 (0)

     Ascending colon

91 (56.875)

85 (61.151)

6 (28.571)

     Transverse colon

7 (4.375)

5 (3.597)

2 (9.524)

 Left colon:

48 (30)

35 (25.180)

13 (61.905)

     Descending colon

24 (15)

19 (13.669)

5 (23.810)

     Sigmoid colon

24 (15)

16 (11.511)

8 (38.095)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Diabetes mellitus

10 (6.25)

9 (6.475)

1 (4.762)

1.000

 Hypertension

30 (18.75)

25 (17.986)

5 (23.810)

0.551

 Ischemic heart disease

8 (5)

7 (5.036)

1 (4.762)

1.000

 Heart failure

2 (1.25)

2 (1.439)

0 (0)

1.000

 Liver cirrhosis

1 (0.625)

1 (0.719)

0 (0)

1.000

 Cholelithiasis

10 (6.25)

9 (6.475)

1 (4.762)

1.000

 Rheumatologic disease

2 (1.25)

1 (0.719)

1 (4.762)

0.246

 Asthma / COPD

2 (1.25)

1 (0.719)

1 (4.762)

0.246

 Chronic renal insufficiency

4 (2.5)

3 (2.158)

1 (4.762)

0.434

 Urolithiasis

10 (6.25)

7 (5.036)

3 (14.286)

0.127

 Cerebrovascular disease

1 (0.625)

1 (0.719)

0 (0)

1.000

 Existing cancer

4 (2.5)

4 (2.878)

0 (0)

1.000

Laboratory Data, median (IQR)

 WBC × 10^9 /L

11.15 (8.7–13.775)

10.9 (8.6–13.6)

13.3 (11.0–15.45)

0.008*

 Neutrophils (%)

76.75 (69.825–82)

75.2 (68.8–81.4)

80.1 (76.8–86.3)

0.003*

 Lymphocytes (%)

14.2 (9.7–20.05)

14.9 (10.5–20.9)

9.5 (5.9–14.25)

0.001*

 MDW

18.78 (17.44–20.6475)

18.56 (17.21–19.77)

22.66 (20.655–24.465)

< 0.001*

 Platelets × 10^9 /L

243 (196–286)

244 (197–286)

227 (188.5–310)

0.893

 NLR

5.357 (3.478–8.363)

5.040 (3.305–7.524)

8.372 (5.431–15.057)

0.001*

 PLR

152.383 (121.295–207.622)

148.457 (120.351–196.479)

206.860 (141.476–366.163)

0.017*

 CRP (mg/dL)

3.835 (0.9675–9.06)

3.46 (0.67–6.08)

12.14 (5.235–15.42)

< 0.001*

 Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)

18.5 (12–26.75)

18 (12–26)

19 (12–34.5)

0.750

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.8 (0.6525–0.9575)

0.79 (0.66–0.95)

0.86 (0.61–1.135)

0.471

 Sodium (mmol/L)

139 (137–140)

139 (138–140)

137 (136–138)

< 0.001*

 Potassium (mmol/L)

3.7 (3.5–3.9)

3.7 (3.6–3.9)

3.7 (3.4–3.9)

0.251

 Glucose (mg/dL)

104.5 (94–123)

105 (94–123)

103 (92–135)

0.860