Table 1.
Demographic, clinical, endoscopic and histological breakdown of all patients within study cohort.
| Cohort variables | ||
| Age | Median 75 (IQR 60–82) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 59 (53.2%) | |
| Female | 52 (46.8%) | |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never | 34 (30.6%) | |
| Current | 26 (23.4%) | |
| Ex smoker | 16 (14.4%) | |
| Data missing | 36 (31.5%) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 107 (96.4%) | |
| Indian | 2 (1.8%) | |
| Arab | 1 (0.9%) | |
| Data missing | 1 (0.9%) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index Score | Median 5 (IQR 4–6) | |
| Indications for endoscopy | ||
| Dyspepsia | 10 (9.0%) | |
| Upper GI bleed | 61 (55.0%) | |
| Fe deficiency anaemia | 21 (18.9%) | |
| Weight loss | 7 (6.3%) | |
| Abdominal pain | 1 (0.9%) | |
| Vomiting/nausea | 6 (5.4%) | |
| Other | 2 (1.8%) | |
| No. of ulcers per index oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy (OGD) | Median 1.0 (Range 1–7) | |
| Size of gastric ulcer (cm) | Median 4.0 (IQR 3–5) | |
| Endoscopic appearance | ||
| Superficial | 16 (14.4%) | |
| Linear | 2 (1.8%) | |
| Cratered | 92 (82.9%) | |
| Superficial/linear | 1 (0.9%) | |
| Ulcer location | ||
| Cardia/Fundus | 6 (5.2%) | |
| Body | 59 (50.9%) | |
| Incisura | 8 (6.9%) | |
| Antrum/pre-pyloric | 43 (37.1%) | |
| Endoscopist's suspicion | ||
| Non-suspicious | 38 (34.2%) | |
| Suspicious | 65 (58.6%) | |
| Data missing | 8 (7.2%) | |
| H. pylori status | ||
| Negative | 55 (49.5%) | |
| Positive | 26 (23.4%) | |
| Not tested | 30 (27.0%) | |
| Histological diagnosis | ||
| Benign | 69 (62.2%) | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 34 (30.6%) | |
| Lymphoma | 6 (5.4%) | |
| Other neoplasia | 2 (1.8%) | |
| - Pancreatic head adenocarcinoma - Neuroendocrine tumour | ||