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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2011; 17(40): 4509-4516
Published online Oct 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i40.4509
Table 2 Demographic, clinical and endoscopic characteristics of all patients with bleeding from peptic ulcers after consumption of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, grouped according to whether they did or did not have Helicobacter pylori infection n (%)
Patients(n = 80)Helicobacter pylori negative(n = 36)Helicobacter pylori positive(n = 44)P-value
Males61 (76.3)28 (77.8)33 (75.0)0.771
Age (yr) (mean ± SD)61.2 ± 15.960.6 ± 18.361.7 ± 13.90.767
Smoker0.703
Non-smoker43 (53.8)21 (58.3)22 (50.0)
Current26 (32.5)10 (27.8)16 (36.4)
Ex-smoker11 (13.8)5 (13.9)6 (13.6)
Symptoms on presentation0.721
Hematemesis11 (13.8)4 (11.1)7 (15.9)
Melena58 (72.5)26 (72.2)32 (72.7)
Hematemesis and melena11 (13.8)6 (16.7)5 (11.4)
Initial mean hemoglobin (g/dL)9.2 ± 2.38.7 ± 2.29.6 ± 2.40.076
American Society of Anesthesiology class0.600
1-262 (77.5)26 (72.2)36 (81.8)
315 (18.8)8 (22.2)7 (15.9)
43 (3.8)2 (5.6)1 (2.3)
Complete Rockall score0.183
0-239 (48.8)19 (52.8)20 (45.5)
3-534 (42.5)12 (33.3)22 (50)
6-87 (8.8)5 (13.9)2 (4.5)
1Comorbidity27 (33.8)12 (33.3)15 (34.1)0.943
Occasional consumption of NSAIDs47 (58.8)19 (52.8)28 (63.6)0.326
Patients on chronic LD ASA33 (41.3)17 (47.2)16 (36.4)0.326
Other antiplatelet drugs5 (6.3)2 (5.6)3 (6.8)0.999
Anticoagulants2 (2.5)2 (5.6)0 (0)0.199
Other drugs39 (48.8)15 (41.7)24 (54.5)0.252
Locations of ulcers0.515
Duodenum alone41 (51.3)21 (58.3)20 (45.5)
Stomach alone29 (36.3)11 (30.6)18 (40.9)
Stomach and duodenum10 (12.5)4 (11.1)6 (13.6)
Forrest0.684
1a2 (2.5)1 (2.8)1 (2.3)
1b12 (15.0)6 (16.7)6 (13.6)
2a4 (5.0)1 (2.8)3 (6.8)
2b3 (3.8)1 (2.8)2 (4.6)
2c16 (20.0)10 (27.8)6 (13.6)
343 (53.8)17 (47.2)26 (59.1)