Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2010; 16(23): 2913-2917
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2913
Table 2 Background characteristics in relation to bleeding status (mean ± SD) n (%)
Bleeding (-) (n = 375)Bleeding (+) (n = 23)
Sex (M/F) (% M)283/92 (75.4)19/4 (82.6)
Age (yr)67.8 ± 10.270.1 ± 10.0
Hypertension (-/+) (% positive)198/177 (47.2)10/13 (56.5)
Diabetes Mellitus (-/+) (% positive)329/46 (12.2)20/3 (13.0)
Drugs potentially related to gastric injury/bleeding (-/+) (% positive)315/60 (16.0)15/8 (34.8)a
Location (UM/L) (% L)243/132 (33.2)9/14 (60.9)a
Depth (m/sm) (% sm)324/51 (13.6)19/4 (17.4)
Ulcer (-/+) (% positive)347/28 (7.4)20/3 (13.0)
Diameter of lesion (cm)42.7 ± 17.248.3 ± 17.3
Duration of operation (min)68.8 ± 56.772.2 ± 56.4
Coagulator (beginner/expert) (% beginner)197/178 (52.5)19/4 (82.6)a