Clinical characteristics of hospitalized children with gastrointestinal bleeding and risk factors for associated anemia

Table 2 Clinical presentations and confirmed diagnoses of all patients

Variables	n	%
Hematochezia
No	113	43.97
Yes	144	56.03
Vomiting
No	175	68.09
Yes	82	31.91
Hematemesis
No	195	75.88
Yes	62	24.12
Abdominal pain
No	173	67.32
Yes	84	32.68
Melena
No	223	86.77
Yes	34	13.23
Diarrhea
No	203	78.99
Yes	54	21.01
Duodenal bulb ulcer
No	239	93.00
Yes	18	7.00
Gastric ulcer
No	251	97.67
Yes	6	2.33
Crohn’s disease
No	252	98.05
Yes	5	1.95
Helicobacter pylori infection
No	231	89.88
Yes	26	10.12
Meckel’s diverticulum
No	245	95.33
Yes	12	4.67
Colitis
No	221	85.99
Yes	36	14.01
Colonic polyp
No	225	87.55
Yes	32	12.45
Acute enteritis
No	229	89.11
Yes	28	10.89
Acute gastroenteritis
No	255	99.22
Yes	2	0.78
Rectal polyp
No	236	91.83
Yes	21	8.17
Superficial gastritis
No	235	91.44
Yes	22	8.56
Anal fissure
No	250	97.28
Yes	7	2.72
Acute gastritis
No	242	94.16
Yes	15	5.84