Adherence to surveillance endoscopy following hospitalization for index esophageal variceal hemorrhage

Table 1 Summary of baseline patient characteristics n (%)

Demographics/baseline measures	Number (n = 99)
Male	59 (60)
Age, median (range), yr	55 (31-82)
Etiology of cirrhosis
Alcohol	62 (63)
Hepatitis C	12 (12)
Other	25 (25)
Recent alcohol use	46 (46)
Distance from hospital, median (range), kilometers	24.9 (0.8-95.1)
MELD score, median (range)	13 (6-27)
Child-turcotte-pugh classification
A	24 (24)
B	53 (54)
C	22 (22)
Index bleed in 2007 or earlier	44 (44)
Insurance
Medicaid1 or uninsured	31 (31)
Medicare or private insurance	68 (69)
Comorbid psychiatric disorder	39 (39)
Length of stay, median (range), d	5 (2-75)
Beta-blocker at discharge	86 (87)

¹Government-sponsored health plan that assists with medical costs in selected low income individuals. MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.