Table 1 Characteristics of patients with bowel ischemia, Uganda study, 2012

Gender, n (%)

Female

24 (34)

7 (23)

17 (43)

0.128**

Male

46 (66)

23 (77)

23 (58)

Age (years), median (IQR)

38 (52–25)

36 (45–25)

41.5 (64–24)

0.251*

Symptom duration, median (IQR)

Abdominal pain

72 (120–36)

48 (96–24)

96 (14–48)

0.012*

Absolute constipation

48 (96–24)

48 (84–24)

72 (96–48)

0.252*

Relative constipation

24 (48–12)

18 (24–12)

36 (72–20)

0.285*

Abdominal swelling

72 (96–24)

48 (72–24)

72 (120–48)

0.011*

Vomiting

48 (96–24)

24 (96–18)

72 (120–24)

0.103*

Biomarker levels

Lactate (mmol/l), median (IQR)

1.72 (2.46-1.26)

1.66 (2.1-1.37)

1.77 (2.66-1.21)

0.59*

Phosphate (mmol/l), median (IQR)

1.30 (1.70-1.10)

1.20 (1.5-1.00)

1.40 (1.92-1.10)

0.19*