Research Article
Variation in Anatomical Position of Vermiform Appendix among Iranian Population: An Old Issue Which Has Not Lost Its Importance
Table 2
Association between length of appendix and age among studied people.
| Length of appendix (mm) | | <40 | 40–79 | 80–119 | >119 | Total | value |
| Age (y/o) | | | | | | | <10 | 1 (0.5%) | 9 (4.8%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (0.2%) | 13 (6.5%) | <0.001 | 11–19 | 0 | 4 (2%) | 2 (0.8%) | 3 (1.8%) | 9 (4.5%) | <0.001 | 20–39 | 1 (0.5%) | 27 (13.8%) | 50 (24.8%) | 12 (6.2%) | 91 (45.3%) | <0.001 | 40–54 | 0 | 10 (5%) | 20 (10.2%) | 9 (4.2%) | 39 (19.5%) | <0.001 | >55 | 1 (0.5%) | 12 (6%) | 27 (13.8%) | 8 (4%) | 49 (24.2%) | <0.001 |
| Total | 3 (1.5 %) | 63 (31.5%) | 101 (50.5%) | 33 (16.5%) | 200 (100%) | <0.001 |
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