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Table 1 Sociodemographic profile of the study participants

From: Validation of the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Appendicitis (RIPASA) scoring system for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis among Ethiopian patients: a multi-institutional observational study

Clinical Parameter

Number of Patients

Percentage of patients

Gender

 Female

119

37.8%

 Male

196

62.2%

Age (in years)

 14–40

279

88.6%

 Above 40

36

11.4%

Address

 Addis Ababa

295

93.7%

 Out of Addis Ababa

20

6.3%

Duration of symptom

 Less than 48 h

197

62.5%

 Above 48 h

118

37.5%