Table 2 Selected demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (N = 799)
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Men (%) | 612 (77.22) |
Age, yr. (mean ± SD) | 57.46 ± 18.04 |
Clinical symptoms | |
Melena | 671 (84.0) |
Coffee ground vomiting | 90 (11.3) |
Mental status or syncope | 77 (9.6) |
Signs and Laboratory Examinations (mean ± SD) | |
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 118.37 ± 17.87 |
Pulse, bpm | 85.17 ± 13.53 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL | 9.48 ± 2.89 |
Urea, mmol/L | 9.84 ± 5.50 |
Albumin, g/dL | 3.37 ± 0.57 |
INR | 1.10 ± 0.49 |
Comorbidities | |
Ischemic heart disease | 120 (15.0) |
Diabetes mellitus | 98 (12.3) |
Congestive cardiac failure | 25(3.1) |
Liver disease | 130 (16.3) |
Liver failure | 123 (15.4) |
Chronic renal impairment | 11 (1.4) |
Endoscopic finding | |
Mallory-Weiss tear | 40 (5.0) |
Peptic ulcer disease | 484 (60.6) |
Malignancy | 65 (8.1) |
Erosive esophagitis | 9 (1.1) |
Other diagnoses | 201 (25.2) |
Stigmata of recent hemorrhage | |
Clean-based ulcer | 462 (57.7) |
Flat pigmented spot | 279 (34.9) |
Blood in upper gastrointestinal tract, | 30 (3.8) |
Clot | 3(0.4) |
Visible vessel | 6(0.8) |
Bleeding | 19 (2.4) |