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Prevalence of each small bowel disease detected by capsule endoscopy in patients with occult obscure gastrointestinal bleeding n (%)
| Positive FOBT patients with occult OGIB (n = 55) | Negative FOBT patients with occult OGIB (n = 51) | P value | |
| Ulcer | 4 (7) | 0 | 0.049 |
| Erosion | 11 (20) | 7 (14) | 0.390 |
| Angiectasia | 9 (16) | 4 (8) | 0.180 |
| Tumor | 4 (7) | 0 | 0.049 |
| Active bleeding | 7 (13) | 0 | 0.008 |
FOBT; Fecal occult blood test; OGIB: Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
