Proton pump inhibitor administration delays rebleeding after endoscopic gastric variceal obturation

Table 1 Comparison of bleeding risk factors

Characteristic	Non-PPI group	PPI group	P-value
Age (yr)	55.3 ± 2.1	63.4 ± 3.7	0.075
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	2.2 ± 0.9	1.7 ± 0.5	0.652
Albumin (g/dL)	3.0 ± 0.4	2.8 ± 0.1	0.579
Prothrombin time (INR)	1.7 ± 0.3	1.6 ± 0.1	0.721
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.1 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.1	0.936
MELD score	15.8 ± 3.2	14.2 ± 1.3	0.671

MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; INR: International normalized ratio; PPI: Proton pump inhibitor.