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

Table 3 Patients’ blood test, n (%)

CBC	Total (%), n = 605	SEFs, n = 174	No SEFs, n = 431	P value
Normal CBC	234 (38.7)	39 (22.4)	195 (45.2)	< 0.0011
Abnormal CBC	371 (61.3)	135 (77.6)	236 (54.8)
Normocytic anemia	194 (32.1)	83 (47.7)	111 (25.8)	< 0.0011
Microcytic anemia	87 (14.4)	28 (16.1)	59 (13.7)	0.521
Macrocytic anemia	3 (0.5)	1 (0.6)	2 (0.5)	1.03
Leukocytosis	134 (22.1)	52 (29.9)	82 (19)	0.0051
Leukopenia	8 (1.3)	2 (1.1)	6 (1.4)	1.03
Thrombocytosis	18 (3.0)	7 (4.0)	11 (2.6)	0.4271
Thrombocytopenia	14 (2.3)	6 (3.4)	8 (1.9)	0.243
CRP
CRP normal, < 5	289 (47.9)	83 (47.7)	206 (48.0)	1.001
CRP abnormal	314 (52.1)	91 (52.3)	223 (52.0)
Albumin
Hypoalbuminemia	102 (17.2)	47 (28.0)	55(12.9)	< 0.0012
Normal albumin	489 (82.3)	118 (70.2)	371 (87.1)
Hyperalbuminemia	3 (0.5)	3 (1.8)	0 (0)
Liver function test
Normal	554 (91.7)	157 (90.2)	397 (92.3)	0.4161
Hepatocellular enzymes elevated	39 (6.5)	13 (7.5)	26 (6.0)	0.581
Cholestatic enzymes elevated	22 (3.6)	9 (5.2)	13 (3.0)	0.2311

¹Pearson χ² test.

²Mann-Whitney test.

³Fisher exact test.

CBC: Complete blood count; CRP: C reactive protein; SEFs: Significant endoscopic findings.