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Table 6 Length of stay in ED and analysis of factors affecting these variables.

From: Analysis of clinical and demographic characteristics of patients presenting with renal colic in the emergency department

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Length of stay in ED

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n (%)

<1 h

n (%)

1ā€“2 h

n (%)

>2 h

n (%)

P value

Sex

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Male

178 (75.7)

49 (27.5)

82 (46.0)

47 (26.4)

0.001

Female

57 (24.3)

7 (12.3)

19 (33.3)

31 (54.4)

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Age

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16ā€“25

50 (21.2)

13 (26.0)

20 (40.0)

17 (34.0)

0.990

26ā€“35

126 (53.6)

29 (23.0)

55 (43.6)

42 (33.3)

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>35

59 (25.2)

14 (23.7)

26 (44.0)

19 (32.2)

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RBC in urinalysis*

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>20

116 (49.4)

33 (28.4)

51 (44.0)

32 (27.6)

0.007

5ā€“20

78 (33.2)

20 (25.6)

35 (44.9)

23 (29.5)

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<5

41 (17.4)

3 (7.3)

15 (36.6)

23 (56.1)

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WBC in urinalysis*

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>5

44 (18.7)

10 (22.7)

21 (47.7)

13 (29.5)

0.768

ā‰¤ 5

191 (81.3)

46 (24.1)

80 (41.9)

65 (34.0)

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Flank tenderness

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Yes

138 (58.7)

40 (29.0)

72 (52.1)

26 (18.8)

0.001

No/unknown

97 (41.3)

16 (16.5)

29 (29.9)

52 (53.6)

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Lower quadrant tenderness

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Yes

42 (17.9)

8 (19.0)

10 (23.8)

24 (57.1)

0.001

No

193 (82.1)

48 (24.9)

91 (47.1)

54 (28.0)

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  1. * HPF on a centrifuged specimen