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. 2012 Feb 4;35(3):216–224. doi: 10.1159/000336107

Table 2.

Distribution of demographic/risk factors in primary UGIB stratified by degree of renal function

Demographic factors Primary UGIB (n = 398,213)
normal renal function (n = 347,245) CKD (n = 35,985) ESRD (n = 14,983)
Age >65 years 209,629 (60*) 30,071 (83*)* 8,192 (54*)*
Male sex 173,215 (49.9*) 19,606 (54.5*)* 8,289 (55*)*
Race
 White 181,615 (72*) 18,679 (73*) 4,433 (40*)
 Black 31,876 (13*) 3,937 (15*)* 4,239 (38*)*
Insurance status
 Medicare 210,732 (61*) 29,547 (82*)* 11,819 (79*)*
 Medicaid 25,311 (7*) 1,502 (4*)* 1,302 (8.7*)*
 Private 78,251 (22*) 3,930 (11*)* 1,479 (10*)*
 Self pay 20,171 (6*) 480 (1.3*)* 166 (1.11*)*
 No charge/others 13,727 (3.5*) 497 (1.4*)* 197 (1.21*)*

Hypertension 179,916 (52*) 25,207 (70*)* 13,639 (91*)*
Diabetes mellitus 80,268 (23*) 13,916 (38*)* 7,254 (48*)*
Alcohol intake 33,738 (9.8*) 1,130 (3*)* 285 (1.9*)*
Smoking 57,739 (17*) 3,285 (9*)* 1,335 (9*)*
Platelet abnormalities 16,230 (4.6*) 1,907 (5*) 1,043 (7*)*
Cancer 46,476 (13*) 4,619 (13*)* 1,415 (10*)*

Coagulation defect 16,458 (5*) 2,294 (6.3*)* 686 (4.5*)
CAD 85,200 (24*) 14,102 (39*)* 4,688 (26*)*
CVA 2,891 (0.8*) 41 (1.2*)* 146 (0.8*)
Anemia 104,115 (30*) 13,353 (37*)* 3,868 (26*)*
VTE 5,384 (1.5*) 669 (1.9*) 346 (2.3*)*
Atrial fibrillation 50,860 (15*) 10,877 (30*)* 2,298 (15*)

Cirrhosis 27,823 (8*) 1,907 (5*)* 986 (6.6*)*
Severe sepsis 1,589 (0.5*) 276 (0.80*)* 214 (1.5*)*
DIC 480 (0.14*) 53 (0.15*) 59 (0.40*)*
Peripheral vascular disease 16,140 (4.7*) 3,045 (8.5*)* 1,690 (11*)*
Shock 14,124 (4*) 2,346(6.5*)* 776 (5.2*)*
Mechanical ventilation 7,147 (2*) 1,114 (3.1*)* 669 (4.5*)*

Discharge destination
 Home 239,524 (69*) 18,735 (52*)* 8,832 (67*)*
 Hospital 8,328 (2.4*) 857 (2.4*) 9,478 (1.9*)*
 SNF 57,805 (16*) 9,722 (27*)* 70,636 (21*)*
 Home care 27,671 (8*) 4,935 (13.7*)* 34,296 (11*)*
 AMA 5,439 (1.6*) 192 (0.5*)* 5,880 (1.7*)
 Died 8,259 (2.4*) 1,506 (4.2*)* 10,561 (5.3*)*
*

p value <0.025 using χ2 test (comparing CKD or ESRD with normal renal function). SNF = Skilled nursing facility; AMA = against medical advice.