The vital threat of an upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Risk factor analysis of 121 consecutive patients

Table 3 A logistic regression analysis evaluating 14 prognostic parameters in their ability to increase the predictability of lethality of 67 patients with UGI bleeding resulting from duodenal or gastric ulcer

Covariable	P	Statistical inclusion inmodel	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
Cirrhotic liver disease	0.029	Yes	5.9	1.1-34.4
Gender	0.065	Yes	4.8	1.0-34.8
Duodenal ulcer (bulbus back wall)	0.135	Yes	3.5	0.6-20.7
Forrest 1 b	0.175	No
Forrest 2 b	0.272	No
Hb	0.285	No
PT	0.641	No
Medication	0.693	No
Forrest 3	0.721	No
Forrest 1 a	0.748	No
Forrest 2 a	0.782	No
Vascular stump	0.852	No
Age	0.926	No
Gastric ulcer (small curvature)	0.964	No