Table 6.
Endoscopic findings among the overall and matched populations.
| Endoscopic Finding | Overall Population | Matched Population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 Pandemic(n = 26) * | Pre-COVID-19 Pandemic(n = 439) * | p Value | Standardized Difference | COVID-19 Pandemic(n = 19) * | Pre-COVID-19 Pandemic(n = 135) * | p Value | Standardized Difference | |
| Peptic ulcer disease, n (%) | 10 (38.5) | 240 (54.7) | 0.107 | 0.329 | 8 (42.1) | 72 (53.3) | 0.359 | 0.226 |
| Active bleeding | 1 (3.8) | 19 (4.3) | 1 (5.3) | 3 (2.2) | ||||
| Nonbleeding visible vessel | 0 (0.0) | 31 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (8.9) | ||||
| Clot with underlying vessel | 0 (0.0) | 19 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (6.7) | ||||
| Pigmented spot/clean base | 9 (34.6) | 199 (45.3) | 7 (36.8) | 57 (42.2) | ||||
| Varices, n (%) | 10 (38.5) | 128 (29.2) | 0.313 | 0.198 | 7 (36.8) | 48 (35.6) | 0.913 | 0.028 |
| Others, n (%) | 7 (26.9) | 98 (22.3) | 0.586 | 0.107 | 5 (26.3) | 25 (18.5) | 0.535 | 0.188 |
* Some patients presented with more than one endoscopic finding.