Table 5. Descriptive data from our two studies conducted 13 years apart.

Parameter	2005 (outpatients 1 )	2018 (only outpatients)
Clinical data
Age (years), mean (SD)	63.3 (18.2)	67.2 (16.8)
Cirrhosis	31.9 %	22.5 %
Endoscopic features
Peptic ulcer disease	36.9 %	44.4 %
Varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy	24.5 %	21.9 %
Hospital stay (days), mean (SD)	9.2 (13.5)	8.6 (9.1)
Rebleeding	9.9 %	9.2 %
Surgery	3 %	3.8 %
Hospital mortality	8.3 %	5.8 %

¹Nahon et al. [7].