- Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (N=97).
| Variables | Type of PPIs Regimen | P-value | |
| Intermittent (n=56) | Continuous (n=41) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years; mean ± SD) | 66.0 ± 16.1 | 58.0 ± 19.5 | 0.116 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 19 (33.9) | 13 (31.7) | 0.345 |
| Female | 37 (66.1) | 28 (68.3) | |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Hypertension | 4 (73.2) | 18 (43.9) | 0.401 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 30 (53.0) | 17 (41.4) | |
| Chronic kidney diseases | 9 (16.0) | 5 (12.1) | |
| Ischemic heart disease | 15 (26.7) | 7 (17.0) | |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 7(12.5) | 7 (17.0) | |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 5 (8.9) | 8 (19.5) | |
| Heart failure | 5 (8.9) | 3 (7.3) | |
| Endoscopic findings (Forrest classification) | |||
| Ia (Spurting) | 0 | 1 | |
| Ib (Oozing) | 5 | 10 | |
| IIa (Non-bleeding vessel) | 3 | 6 | |
| IIb (Adherent clot) | 2 | 2 | |
| IIc (Flat pigmented spot) | 3 | 4 | |
| III (Clean based ulcer) | 43 | 18 | |
Values are presented as number and percentage (%). Continuous variables tested using independent sample t-test. Categorical variables tested using Chi-square test. Statistical significance at p<0.05. PPIs: proton pump inhibitors, SD: standard deviation