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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2015; 21(1): 326-332
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.326
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.326
Table 2 Comparison of the clinical data between the study patients with positive and negative fecal occult blood test n (%)
| Positive FOBT(n = 100) | Negative FOBT(n = 102) | P value | |
| Age (yr)1 | 65.3 ± 14.1 | 61.9 ± 13.8 | 0.08 |
| Daily using drugs2 | |||
| NSAIDs | 7 (7) | 11 (11) | 0.35 |
| Aspirin | 24 (24) | 20 (20) | 0.45 |
| Warfarin | 14 (14) | 11 (11) | 0.49 |
| Blood test1 | |||
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.4 ± 2.5 | 10.9 ± 2.1 | 0.17 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 19.0 ± 12.1 | 16.2 ± 8.9 | 0.07 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.46 ± 1.88 | 1.04 ± 1.48 | 0.08 |
| Serum iron (μg/dL) | 67.9 ± 57.1 | 63.5 ± 55.4 | 0.62 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 88.8 ± 22.0 | 90.6 ± 17.7 | 0.58 |
- Citation: Kobayashi Y, Watabe H, Yamada A, Suzuki H, Hirata Y, Yamaji Y, Yoshida H, Koike K. Impact of fecal occult blood on obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: Observational study. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(1): 326-332
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i1/326.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.326