Table 2 Level of hair cortisol concentration in 51 patients with appendicitis.

From: Associations of hair cortisol concentrations with paediatric appendicitis

 

Low HCC (n = 25)

High HCC (n = 26)

p value

Age (years)

10 (4–13)

5.5 (1–13)

0.03*

Sex (Male)

12 (48%)

14 (54%)

0.68**

Viral infections < 6 m

1 (0–4)

2 (0–5)

0.42*

Bacterial infections < 6 m

0 (0–1)

0 (0–2)

1.0*

Surgery < 6 m

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

–

Serious illness < 6 m

3 (12%)

2 (8%)

0.61**

Serious life events < 6 m

2 (8%)

2 (8%)

0.97**

Season

  

0.17**

Winter

5 (20%)

3 (12%)

0.41**

Spring

3 (12%)

6 (23%)

0.30**

Summer

6 (24%)

6 (23%)

0.94**

Autumn

11 (44%)

11 (42%)

0.90**

Complicated appendicitis

13 (52%)

21 (81%)

0.03**

  1. Values presented as median (min–max) or as absolute number (percentage of patients/controls); HCC: hair cortisol concentration; Low HCC: < 21.03 pg/mg (median), high HCC ≥ 21.03 pg/mg (median; *Mann–Whitney U-test, **Chi-squared test.
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