Table 1.
Characteristic | Oozing (Ib) (N=163) |
Other classes (Ia+IIa+IIb) (N=225) |
P-value* |
---|---|---|---|
Age > 65 years | 68 (41.7%) | 110 (48.9%) | 0.10 |
Male gender | 112 (68.7%) | 155 (68.9%) | 0.97 |
Previous ulcer complications | 27 (16.6%) | 14 (6.2%) | 0.001 |
Ulcer size > 2 cm | 12 (7.4%) | 28 (12.4%) | 0.13 |
H. pylori negative | 59 (36.2%) | 78 (34.7%) | 0.76 |
NSAID’s | 63 (38.7%) | 93 (41.3%) | 0.60 |
Epinephrine injection only | 70 (42.9%) | 71 (31.6%) | 0.022 |
Shock | 5 (3.1%) | 14 (6.2%) | 0.23 |
By Fisher’s exact test with Bailey’s method.