Upper gastrointestinal bleeding etiology score for predicting variceal and non-variceal bleeding

Table 2 Univariate analysis of laboratory findings of patients with variceal and nonvariceal UGIB n (%)

Laboratory findings	Causes of UGIB		P
	Variceal (n = 47)	Nonvariceal (n = 214)
Hemoglobin, (g/dL)	8.6 ± 2.2	8.5 ± 2.6	0.731
Hematocrit, (%)	25.8 ± 6.3	25.9 ± 7.3	0.965
WBC (× 103/ mm3)	12.2 ± 8.7	14.3 ± 13.5	0.319
Platelets (× 103/mm3)	165.0 ± 115.8	248.6 ± 129.9	< 0.001
< 100 × 103/mm3	16 (34)	23 (11)	< 0.001
BUN (mg/dL)	31 ± 18	44 ± 29	0.003
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.3 ± 0.7	1.6 ± 1.8	0.190
Albumin (g/L)	2.8 ± 0.7	3.2 ± 0.7	0.001
Globulin (g/L)	3.7 ± 0.9	3.2 ± 0.8	< 0.001
Albumin/globulin ratio < 1	38 (81)	83 (45)	< 0.001
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	4.1 ± 5.8	2.3 ± 5.5	0.054
SGOT (U/L)	133 ± 187	62 ± 107	0.001
> 2 × UNL	25 (53)	36 (20)	< 0.001
SGPT (U/L)	62 ± 76	36 ± 50	0.003
> 2 × UNL	8 (21)	21 (12)	0.359
SGOT/SGPT > 1	43 (92)	132 (75)	0.025
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	158 ± 112	115 ± 105	0.015
Prothrombin time (s)	21 ± 11	16 ± 8	0.002
> 12.5 s	44 (94)	58 (29)	< 0.001

UNL: Upper normal limit.