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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2014; 20(30): 10504-10511
Published online Aug 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10504
Published online Aug 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10504
Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics n (%)
| Characteristics | Total | Patients |
| (n = 507) | ||
| Demographic | Age > 65 yr | 335 (66) |
| Male | 313 (62) | |
| Medication use | Aspirin | 239 (47) |
| NSAIDS | 124 (24) | |
| Anticoagulant | 71 (14) | |
| Clopidogrel | 70 (14) | |
| Corticosteroids | 46 (9) | |
| Comorbidity | Ischaemic heart disease | 150 (30) |
| Diabetes | 114 (22) | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 72 (14) | |
| Renal failure | 66 (13) | |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 58 (11) | |
| Malignancy | 51 (10) | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 40 (8) | |
| Cirrhosis | 20 (4) | |
| Haematological malignancy | 14 (3) | |
| Aortic stenosis | 9 (2) |
- Citation: Boyapati R, Ong SY, Ye B, Kruavit A, Lee N, Vaughan R, Nandurkar S, Gibson P, Garg M. One fifth of hospitalizations for peptic ulcer-related bleeding are potentially preventable. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(30): 10504-10511
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i30/10504.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10504