Appendectomy in Patients with Morbid Obesity: Laparoscopic versus Conventional Technique

08 December 2020: Clinical Research

Mehmet Kağan Katar ^ABCDEFG* , Murat Başer ^BEF , Pamir Eren Ersoy ^AEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928067

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e928067

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and data of comorbidity.

	LA group n=40	OA group n=49	p Value
Age^*	34.18±5.80	36.65±6.56	.062
BMI,^*	44.10±3.06	41.82±1.79
Gender
Female (%)	17 (42.5)	30 (61.2)	.078
Male (%)	23 (57.5)	19 (38.8)
Comorbidity
Type 2 DM (%)	11 (27.5)	11 (22.4)	.583
HT (%)	8 (20)	14 (28.6)	.351
OSAS (%)	5 (12.5)	3 (6.1)	.295
CAD (%)	1 (2.5)	2 (4.1)	.681
LA – laparoscopic appendectomy; OA – open appendectomy; DM – diabetes mellitus; HT – hypertension; OSAS – obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; CAD – coronary artery disease. ^* Data are shown as mean±standard deviation; ^** BMI was given in kg/m.