Table 3 Multivariate analyses of the factors to confirm diagnosis of Dieulafoy’s lesion after the first double-balloon endoscopy
Patient characteristics | Definite diagnosis | P-value | multivariate analyses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
first DBE | ≥ 2 DBEs | P-value | OR | 95% CI | |||
N | 23 | 15 | |||||
Gender | 0.091 | 0.23 | 0.4 | 0.09‒1.78 | |||
male | 9 | 10 | |||||
female | 14 | 5 | |||||
Age, mean±SD | 70±10 | 72±10 | 0.445 | ||||
Comorbidity (Ohmiya Index) | 2.2±1.5 | 2.3±2.1 | 0.725 | ||||
Maintenance medications | |||||||
Antithrombotic agents | 0.901 | ||||||
yes | 14 | 8 | |||||
no | 9 | 7 | |||||
NSAIDs | 0.64 | ||||||
yes | 3 | 1 | |||||
no | 20 | 14 | |||||
Prior capsule endoscopy | 0.958 | ||||||
performed | 16 | 10 | |||||
not performed | 7 | 5 | |||||
Lowest hemoglobin level | 5.9±1.3 | 6.1±2.1 | 0.686 | ||||
(mean±SD, g/dl ) | |||||||
Blood transfusion | 11.7±9.7 | 11.0±6.2 | 0.651 | ||||
(mean±SD, units ) | |||||||
Days from Onset to endoscopy | 23±19 | 24±16 | 0.384 | ||||
(mean±SD, days) | |||||||
First episode of hematochezia | 0.02 | 0.03 | 5.37 | 1.09‒26.33 | |||
yes | 17 | 5 | |||||
no | 6 | 10 | |||||
Lesion located in the duodenum or | 0.02 | 0.82 | 1.2 | 0.23–6.07 | |||
upper jejunum | |||||||
yes | 9 | 12 | |||||
no | 14 | 3 | |||||
Number of lesions | 0.663 | ||||||
single | 20 | 12 | |||||
two or more | 3 | 3 | |||||
Angiodysplasia complicated | 0.338 | ||||||
yes | 6 | 7 | |||||
no | 17 | 8 | |||||