Demographic and comorbidity comparison between the LBD group and the LBD+SBO group
| Demographic/comorbidity | LBD (n=170) | LBD+SBO (n=34) | P value | |
| Mean age (years) (SD) | 65.0 (15.5) | 67.1 (17.0) | 0.5 | |
| Race, n (%) | Black | 31 (18) | 7 (21) | 0.94 |
| White | 133 (78) | 26 (76) | ||
| Other | 6 (4) | 1 (3) | ||
| Sex, n (%) | Male | 79 (46) | 17 (50) | 0.71 |
| Female | 91 (54) | 17 (50) | ||
| Prior abdominal surgery, n (%) | No | 149 (88) | 31 (91) | 0.56 |
| Yes | 21 (12) | 3 (9) | ||
| Diabetes, n (%) | No | 154 (91) | 31 (91) | 0.91 |
| Yes | 16 (9) | 3 (9) | ||
| Hinchey class, n (%) | 1 or 2 | 152 (90) | 28 (82) | 0.2 |
| 3 or 4 | 14 (10) | 6 (18) | ||
| Immunosuppression, n (%) | No | 156 (92) | 33 (97) | 0.28 |
| Yes | 14 (8) | 1 (3) | ||
| Congestive heart failure, n (%) | No | 156 (92) | 33 (97) | 0.28 |
| Yes | 14 (8) | 1 (3) | ||
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | No | 140 (82) | 30 (88) | 0.4 |
| Yes | 30 (18) | 4 (12) | ||
| Chronic lung disease, n (%) | No | 145 (85) | 31 (91) | 0.36 |
| Yes | 25 (15) | 3 (9) | ||
| Obesity, n (%) | No | 134 (79) | 30 (88) | 0.21 |
| Yes | 36 (21) | 4 (12) | ||
| Renal failure, n (%) | No | 155 (91) | 32 (94) | 0.57 |
| Yes | 15 (9) | 2 (6) | ||
| Hypertension, n (%) | No | 160 (94) | 31 (91) | 0.52 |
| Yes | 10 (6) | 3 (9) | ||
| Tachycardia, n (%) | No | 166 (98) | 33 (97) | 0.84 |
| Yes | 4 (2) | 1 (3) |
LBD, large bowel diverticulitis; SBO, small bowel obstruction.