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Endoscopy findings of the study participants and association with appropriateness
| Characteristic | All (%) | Appropriate (%) | Inappropriate (%) | p-value |
| Gastric/duodenal erosions | 179 (78.9) | 144 (77.4) | 35 (85.4) | 0.3 |
| Oesophageal erosions | 67 (29.5) | 54 (29) | 13 (31.7) | 0.7 |
| Gastroduodenal ulcers | 42 (18.5) | 35 (18.8) | 7 (17.1) | 0.8 |
| Oesophageal varices | 14 (6.2) | 14 (7.5) | 0 (0) | 0.99 |
| Upper gastrointestinal mass | 11 (4.8) | 11 (5.9) | 0 (0) | 0.99 |
Data is presented as n (%)
