Alvarado, Eskelinen, Ohhmann and Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Appendicitis scores for diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Table 2 Frequency of symptoms, examination findings and laboratory results n (%)

		Group A	Group N-A	P value
Symptoms
Loss of appetite	Yes	25 (69)	66 (86)	0.072
	No	11 (31)	11 (14)
Nausea-Vomiting	Yes	20 (56)	52(68)	0.294
	No	16 (44)	25 (32)
Time pain started	< 48	21 (58)	59 (77)	0.074
	> 48	15 (42)	18 (23)
Starting point of pain	Around stomach	8 (22)	37 (48)	0.021
	Lower right quadrant	25 (69)	38 (49)
	Anywhere	3 (8)	2 (3)
Relocalization of the pain to the lower right quadrant	Yes	7 (19)	33 (43)	0.020
	No	29 (81)	44 (57)
Urinary system complaint	Yes	9 (25)	8 (10)	0.052
	No	27 (75)	69 (90)
Similar pain history	Yes	19 (53)	13 (17)	< 0.001
	No	17 (47)	64 (83)
Findings
Sensitivity on lower right quadrant	Yes	36 (100)	76 (99)	0.999
	No	0 (0)	1 (1)
Defense-rigidity	Yes	23 (64)	77 (100)	< 0.001
	No	13 (36)	0 (0)
Rebound	Yes	16 (44)	75 (97)	< 0.001
	No	20 (56)	2 (3)
Rowsing finding	Yes	7 (19)	31 (40)	0.034
	No	29 (81)	46 (60)
Fever	> 37.3	5 (14)	28 (36)	0.015
	< 37.3	31 (86)	49 (64)
Laboratory results
Neutrophil	> %75	10 (28)	49 (64)	0.001
	< %75	26 (72)	28 (36)
Leukocyte	< 10000	15 (42)	13 (17)	0.009
	≥ 10000	21 (58)	64 (83)
Urine analysis	Normal	24 (67)	75 (97)	< 0.001
	Abnormal	12 (33)	2 (3)

Group A: Appendicitis group; Group N-A: Non-appendicitis group.