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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2009; 15(9): 1099-1104
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1099
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1099
Table 1 Univariate analysis of clinical parameters of patients with variceal and nonvariceal bleeding n (%)
| Clinical parameter | Cause of UGIB | P | |
| Variceal (n = 47) | Nonvariceal (n = 214) | ||
| Age, mean ± SD (yr) | 53 ± 15 | 61 ± 15 | 0.001 |
| Male | 41 (87) | 151 (71) | 0.030 |
| Character of vomitus | < 0.001 | ||
| Red | 28 (60) | 39 (18) | |
| Coffee-ground or clear | 19 (40) | 175 (82) | |
| Stool appearance | 0.220 | ||
| Red or maroon | 6 (13) | 14 (6) | |
| Melena, brown or yellow | 41 (87) | 200 (93) | |
| Dyspepsia or abdominal pain | 3 (6) | 45 (21) | 0.032 |
| NSAID, ASA, anticoagulant use | 10 (21) | 114 (53) | < 0.001 |
| Previously diagnosed cirrhosis | 17 (36) | 41 (19) | < 0.001 |
| History of variceal bleeding | 13 (28) | 8 (4) | < 0.001 |
| History of non-variceal bleeding | 0 (0) | 21 (10) | 0.018 |
| Comorbid illness | 13 (28) | 132 (62) | < 0.001 |
| Alcohol drinking | 14 (30) | 43 (20) | 0.207 |
| Hypotension | 13 (28) | 39 (18) | 0.206 |
| Tachycardia | 26 (55) | 93 (44) | 0.188 |
| Epigastric tenderness | 2 (4) | 25 (12) | 0.212 |
| Signs of chronic liver disease | 30 (64) | 32 (15) | < 0.001 |
| Splenomegaly | 15 (32) | 14 (6) | < 0.001 |
| Ascites | 20 (43) | 20 (9) | < 0.001 |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 7 (15) | 10 (5) | 0.018 |
| Character of NG aspirate | < 0.001 | ||
| Red | 28 (60) | 38 (18) | |
| Coffee-ground or clear | 19 (40) | 176 (82) | |
- Citation: Pongprasobchai S, Nimitvilai S, Chasawat J, Manatsathit S. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding etiology score for predicting variceal and non-variceal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(9): 1099-1104
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i9/1099.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.1099