Table 1 Clinical, intraoperative and histological findings of patients with appendicitis, according to HIV serostatus (n = 199).
Clinical features | HIV - serostatus | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seropositive n (%) | Seronegative n (%) | ||||
Migratory (Right Iliac Fossa) | 19 (73.1) | 153 (90.2) | 0.30 | 0.11-0.81 | 0.013 |
Anorexia | 18 (69.2) | 95 (54.9) | 1.85 | 0.76 - 4.48 | 0.169 |
Nausea/vomiting | 14 (53.8) | 72 (41.6) | 1.64 | 0.72 - 3.75 | 0.241 |
Fever | 12 (46.1) | 115 (66.5) | 0.43 | 0.19 - 1.00 | 0.044 |
Rebound tenderness | 25 (96.2) | 163 (94.2) | 1.53 | 0.19 - 12.50 | 0.687 |
Tenderness (right lower quadrant) | 23 (88.5) | 160 (92.5) | 0.62 | 0.17 - 2.35 | 0.482 |
Leukocytosis | 9 (34.6) | 151 (87.3) | 0.08 | 0.03 - 0.19 | 0.0001 |
Mean leukocyte count (SD) | 7.4 (1.9) | 11.1 (1.4) | |||
Neutrophil shift | 11 (42.3) | 99 (57.3) | 0.55 | 0.24 - 1.26 | 0.154 |
Mean neutrophil count (SD) | 4.8 (0.96) | 4.1 (1.3) | |||
Intraoperative features | |||||
Inflamed appendix | 14 (53.8) | 160 (92.5) | 0.10 | 0.04 - 0.25 | 0.001 |
Perforated appendix | 8 (30.8) | 6 (3.5) | 2.32 | 0.44 - 12.16 | 0.307 |
Perforated appendix + peritonitis | 2 (7.7) | 4 (2.3) | 18.78 | 5.14 - 68.55 | 0.001 |
Appendicular abscess | 1 (3.8) | 2 (1.2) | 3.42 | 0.30 - 39.12 | 0.344 |
Appendicular mass | 1 (3.8) | 1 (0.6) | 6.88 | 0.42 - 1.13 | 0.245 |