Table 1

Age distribution of the patients and their relation with gender, treatment and outcome (n=672)

Age<6 mon6–12 mon1–2 y2–5 y>5 yTotalP value
Gender, n (%)*0.08
 Male115 (17.11)248 (36.90)71 (10.57)23 (3.42)21 (3.13)478 (71.13)
 Female48 (7.14)95 (14.14)20 (2.98)14 (2.08)17 (2.53)194 (28.87)
 Total163 (24.26)343 (51.04)91 (13.54)37 (5.51)38 (5.65)672 (100)
Mode of treatment, n (%)<0.001
 Successful hydrostatic reduction95 (14.14)188 (27.98)58 (8.63)5 (0.74)5 (0.74)351 (52.23)
 Operative manual reduction45 (6.70)95 (14.14)20 (2.98)9 (1.34)16 (2.38)185 (27.53)
 Intestinal resection anastomosis17 (2.53)42 (6.25)10 (1.49)19 (2.83)13 (1.93)101 (15.03)
 Exteriorization of gut3 (0.45)10 (1.491 (0.15)4 (0.60)4 (0.60)22 (3.27)
 Died before intervention3 (0.45)8 (1.19)2 (0.30)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)13 (1.93)
Outcome, n (%)0.38
 Survival156 (23.21)328 (48.81)89 (13.24)37 (5.51)38 (5.65)648 (96.43)
 Death7 (1.04)15 (2.3)2 (0.30)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)24 (3.57)
  • *Values expressed as frequency (percentage of total cases). P values were derived from χ2 test.