Brief Reports
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2005; 11(25): 3909-3914
Published online Jul 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i25.3909
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with bleeding peptic ulcers (n, %)
Number of patients(n= 55)
Age (mean±SD)62.2 (14.5)
Sex
Male37 (67)
Female18 (33)
Smoking13 (24)
Alcohol consumption4 (7)
Coffee consumption5 (9)
Ingestion of tea18 (33)
Ingestion of NSAID126 (47)
Sites of ulcer
Stomach19 (35)
Duodenum13 (24)
Stomach and duodenum23 (42)
Ulcer lesions
Bleeding visible vessel2 (4)
Non-bleeding visible vessel3 (6)
Adherent clot15 (27)
Red or black spot21 (38)
Clean base14 (26)