Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of study population with peptic ulcer bleeding by index year.
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Number of patients | 759 | 777 | 685 | 682 | 672 |
| Age (yr), m ± SD | 61.3 ± 16.1 | 62.3 ± 16.4 | 61.3 ± 16.2 | 63.1 ± 16.3 | 63.0 ± 17.4 |
| Age (yr) group, n (%) | |||||
| 18–59 yr | 342 (45.1) | 316 (40.7) | 306 (44.7) | 279 (40.9) | 281 (41.8) |
| ≥60 yr | 417 (54.9) | 461 (59.3) | 379 (55.3) | 403 (59.1) | 391 (58.2) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||
| Men | 463 (61.0) | 485 (62.4) | 431 (62.9) | 396 (58.1) | 378 (56.3) |
| Women | 296 (39.0) | 292 (37.6) | 254 (37.1) | 286 (41.9) | 294 (43.7) |
| Charlson index∗, m ± SD | 4.1 ± 3.3 | 4.3 ± 3.2 | 4.3 ± 3.4 | 4.3 ± 3.1 | 4.1 ± 3.1 |