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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (n = 40)

From: Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of modified RIPASA and MASS in patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis in Suez Canal University Hospital Emergency Department: a cross-sectional study

Variables

N (%)

Age (years)

  mean ± SD

30.10 ± 9.69

  median (range)

28 (19 – 50)

Age groups

  18 – 27

20 (50)

  28 – 37

10 (25)

  38 – 47

8 (20)

  48 – 57

2 (5)

  1. Table 1 shows that the mean age of the patients was 30.10 ± 9.69 years with range from 19 to 50 years. Patients aged from 18 to 27 years formed 50% of the patients, followed by (28 – 37) age group who formed 25%, then patients aged (38–47) years old formed 20% and patients of (48 – 57) age group formed only (5%)
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