Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to hospital with upper gastrointestinal bleed (n = 142)

Characteristics	n	%
Age in years, mean ± SD (min-max)	53.0 ± 18.5	18-90
Gender
Male	97	68.3
Female	45	31.7
Comorbidity
Diabetes mellitus	36	25.4
Hypertension	53	37.3
Ischemic heart disease	38	26.8
Asthma	7	4.9
Cerebrovascular accident	14	9.9
Presenting symptoms
Epigastric pain	107	75.4
Bloating	30	21.1
Hematemesis	117	82.4
Melena	88	62.0
Abdominal pain	19	13.4
Weight loss	12	8.5
Location of ulcer
Stomach	54	38.0
Duodenum	63	44.4
Stomach and duodenum	25	17.6