Table 3.
Risk factors associated with gastrointestinal bleeding among all the enrollees by using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses
| Variables | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysisa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p | HR | 95% CI | p | |
| All gastrointestinal bleeding | 3.73 | 2.83–4.92 | < 0.001 | 2.98 | 2.21–4.02 | < 0.001 |
| Upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 3.50 | 2.48–4.94 | < 0.001 | 2.80 | 1.92–4.08 | < 0.001 |
| Peptic ulcer bleeding | 3.03 | 2.03–4.53 | < 0.001 | 2.52 | 1.64–3.88 | < 0.001 |
| Non-peptic ulcer bleeding | 4.79 | 3.16–7.27 | < 0.001 | 3.57 | 2.27–5.61 | < 0.001 |
| Lower gastrointestinal bleeding | 5.14 | 3.40–7.77 | < 0.001 | 3.93 | 2.52–6.13 | < 0.001 |
Abbreviations: HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval
aEach variable was adjusted for age, sex, comorbidities, concomitant medications, competing mortality, and time-dependent covariate