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Table 3 Age group distribution of patients with histopathological diagnosis (n = 34)

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

27.8 ± 7.88

  median (range)

27.8 (19 – 44)

Age groups

  18 – 27

20 (58.8)

  28 – 37

7 (20.6)

  38 – 47

7 (20.6)

  1. Table 3 shows that the mean age of the patients with histopathological diagnosis was 27.8 ± 7.88 years with range from 19 to 44 years. Patients aged from 18 to 27 yrs formed 58.8% of the patients confirmed as acute appendicitis by histopathological diagnosis (34 patient) followed by (28 – 37) and (38–47) age groups where each formed (20.6%)