Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2011; 17(8): 1058-1062
Published online Feb 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i8.1058
Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with or without peptic ulcer disease (mean ± SE) n (%)
Ulcer (n = 41)No ulcer (n = 37)P value
Age (yrs)56.6 ± 2.349.8 ± 2.90.07
Gender
Male32 (78.0)20 (54.1)0.03
Female9 (22.0)17 (45.9)
BMI (kg/m2)23.9 ± 0.523.3 ± 0.80.48
Diabetes
Yes7 (17.7)3 (8.1)0.31
No34 (82.9)34 (91.9)
Hypertension
Yes9 (22.0)6 (16.2)0.52
No32 (78.0)31 (83.8)
Etiology
Alcohol22 (53.7)9 (24.3)0.03
Biliary stone7 (17.1)9 (24.3)
Idiopathic6 (14.6)14 (37.8)
Others6 (14.6)5 (13.5
Smoke
Yes20 (48.8)10 (27.0)0.05
No21 (51.2)27 (73.0)
Alcohol
Yes29 (70.7)16 (43.2)0.01
No12 (29.3)21 (56.8)
Laboratory
BUN (mg/dL)17.2 ± 1.617.9 ± 1.70.78
Cr (mg/dL)1.1 ± 0.11.0 ± 0.10.34
Amylase (IU/L)633.9 ± 123.0564.3 ± 77.90.64
Lipase (IU/L)405.1 ± 75.2518.5 ± 82.60.31
Triglyceride (mg/dL)261.5 ± 71.5111.0 ± 15.60.05
ESR (mm/h)46.6 ± 5.536.3 ± 4.60.16
CRP (mg/dL15.5 ± 2.35.2 ± 0.9< 0.001
CTSI2.1 ± 0.31.6 ± 0.20.21
Ranson score
On admission1.3 ± 0.21.2 ± 0.20.76
At 48 h0.8 ± 0.20.4 ± 0.10.07
APACHE II score8.0 ± 0.74.5 ± 0.70.001
< 615 (36.6)29 (78.4)< 0.001
≥ 626 (63.4)8 (21.6)
Time to endoscopy (d)3.5 ± 0.53.0 ± 0.40.45
Death0 (0)  0 (0)