Causes of gastrointestinal bleeding in children based on endoscopic evaluation at a tertiary care center in Bahrain

Table 1 Demographic data of children presented with gastrointestinal bleeding

Variables	n (%)
Sex
Male	144 (57.6)
Female	106 (42.4)
Nationality
Bahraini	224 (89.6)
Non-Bahraini	24 (9.6)
Unspecified	2 (0.8)
Age group (yr) (n = 247)
0-4	58 (23.2)
5–9	82 (32.8)
10–18	107 (42.8)
Type of endoscopy performed
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy	98 (39.2)
Lower gastrointestinal endoscopy	41 (16.4)
Both types of gastrointestinal endoscopies	111 (44.4)

Data are presented as numbers and percentages.