Yield of alarm features in predicting significant endoscopic findings among hospitalized patients with dyspepsia

Table 1 Basic demographics of the study population

Features	n of 605	%
Age, mean ± SD (58.2 ± 19), median = 60
< 60 years	294	48.6
≥ 60 years	311	51.4
Sex
Female	297	49.2
Male	307	50.8
Duration of symptoms
< 30 days	330	62.6
30-59 days	75	13.2
60-89 days	11	7.3
≥ 90 days	14	9.3
Control without alarm features	92	15.2
Patients with alarm features	513	84.8
Alarm features
Upper GI bleeding	144	23.8
Unexplained weight loss	137	22.6
Persistent vomiting	124	20.5
Iron deficiency anemia	50	8.3
Dysphagia	37	6.1
Odynophagia	5	0.8
Epigastric mass or lymphadenopathy	1	0.2
Endoscopic finding
Patients without endoscopic finding	431	71.2
Patients with any endoscopic finding	174	28.8
Peptic ulcer disease	92	15.2
Erosive esophagitis class B or higher	34	5.6
Malignancy	42	6.9
Stricture	1	0.2
Finding requiring specific therapy	15	2.5
Medications
PPIs	173	29
Statins	191	32.3
Aspirin	111	18.8
Anticoagulant	39	6.6
Anti-aggregate	30	5.1
NSAIDs	23	3.9

GI: Gastrointestinal; NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PPI: Proton pump inhibitors; SD: Standard deviation.