Table 2. Causes of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding - endoscopic findings according to age n (%).
EV: esophageal varices, GV: gastric varices, PU: peptic ulcer, GU: gastric ulcer, DU: duodenal ulcer, MVT: Mallory-Weis tear, GAVE: gastric antral vascular ectasia, EMD: esophageal mucosal disease, E ulcer: esophageal ulcer.
| Endoscopic profile: (n/%) | Group A (age <60 years) | Group B (age ≥60 years) | P-value |
| Variceal- | 98(65.33) | 20(45.45) | P<0.05 |
| EV | 96(64) | 19(43.18) | P<0.05 |
| GV | 17(11.33) | 4(9) | P>0.05 |
| Nonvariceal | |||
| PU | 8(5.33) | 10(22.72) | P<0.05 |
| GU | 6(4) | 5(11.36) | P>0.05 |
| DU | 2(1.33) | 5(11.36) | P>0.05 |
| MVT | 4(2.67) | 0(0) | P>0.05 |
| Malignancy | 5(3.33) | 6(13.63) | P<0.05 |
| GAVE | 23(15.33) | 2(4.5) | P>0.05 |
| EMD | 19(12.67) | 10(22.72) | P>0.05 |
| Polyp | 0(0) | 1(2.27) | P>0.05 |
| E ulcer | 1(0.67) | 0(0) | P>0.05 |
| No source located | 18(12) | 06(13.63) | P>0.05 |