Early Identification of High-Risk Factors for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of 916 UGIB patients.

Clinical factors	Low risk (n = 425)	High risk (n = 491)	P
Gender, male	112 (26.35%)	195 (39.71%)	< 0.001
Age, y	52.54 ± 18.19	57.13 ± 17.31	< 0.001
SBP (mmHg)	121.61 ± 17.37	119.32 ± 20.85	0.083
DBP (mmHg)	73.55 ± 11.32	69.00 ± 12.54	< 0.001
HR (beat/min)	85.12 ± 14.06	83.93 ± 16.92	0.077
Hb (g/L)	100.49 ± 21.88	73.63 ± 20.71	< 0.001
HCT (%)	30.09 ± 6.73	22.73 ± 6.12	< 0.001
PLT ( 10^9)	198.26 ± 61.33	151.40 ± 81.45	< 0.001
PT (s)	13.62 ± 2.35	15.22 ± 2.94	< 0.001
APTT (s)	32.38 ± 9.21	34.69 ± 7.81	< 0.001
Albumin (g/L)	36.68 ± 5.34	31.06 ± 9.52	< 0.001
BUN (mmol/L)	10.29 ± 6.79	11.95 ± 3.14	0.115
Cr (umol/L)	73.23 ± 24.01	78.76 ± 75.04	0.146
NSAID	21.88%	15.89%	0.022
Corticosteroids	0.47%	1.63%	0.116
Liver cirrhosis	5.41%	18.33%	< 0.001
Hypertension	31.16%	41.88%	0.001
Hepatitis	2.11%	33.40%	< 0.001
Diabetes mellitus	13.65%	17.31%	0.144
Cardiovascular diseases	12.47%	10.79%	0.496
Weight loss	4.24%	2.65%	0.203
Red hematemesis	6.36%	64.77%	< 0.001
Red stool	3.76%	25.25%	< 0.001
Palpation	48.71%	50.92%	0.508
Cold sweat	42.12%	48.27%	0.063
Syncope	16.00%	16.29%	0.928
Shock	2.82%	12.83%	< 0.001

APTT = activated partial thromboplastin time; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; Hb = hemoglobin; HCT = hematocrit; HR = heart rate; NSAIDs = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PLT = platelet cell; PT = prothrombin time; SBP = systolic blood pressure.