Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Male | 214 | 69.3% |
|---|---|---|
| Medical history | ||
| Cirrhosis | 85 | 27.5% |
| Chronic lung diseases | 32 | 10.4% |
| Chronic renal disease | 31 | 10% |
| Heart failure | 41 | 13.3% |
| Myocardial infarction | 40 | 12.9% |
| Atrial fibrillation | 48 | 15.5% |
| Previous stroke | 29 | 9.4% |
| Previous GI bleeding events | 79 | 25.6% |
| Hypertension | 110 | 35.6% |
| Diabetes | 75 | 24.3% |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 16 | 5.2% |
| Neoplasm | 37 | 12% |
| Smoking habit | 68 | 22% |
| Alcoholic habit | 80 | 25.9% |
| Medication | ||
| NSAIDS | 77 | 24.9% |
| Aspirin | 46 | 14.9% |
| Clopidogrel | 12 | 3.9% |
| Oral anticoagulants | 53 | 17.2% |
| Steroids | 9 | 2.9% |
| Immunosuppressants | 14 | 4.5% |
| Score components | ||
| Age (years) | 65 | 51–78 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.1 | 2.7–3.7 |
| International normalized ratio | 1.48 | 1.1–1.5 |
| Systemic blood pressure | 111 | 95–126 |
| Pulse | 90 | 75–102 |
| Hemoglobin | 9.7 | 7.8–11.6 |
| Urea | 81.31 | 44.5–94.5 |
| Hematemesis | 151 | 48.9% |
| Melena | 223 | 72.2% |
| Hematochezia | 25 | 8.1% |
| Mental status change | 25 | 8.1% |
| Syncope | 45 | 14.6% |
Proportions are presented as percentage. Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range).