Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2017; 23(4): 723-729
Published online Jan 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i4.723
Table 1 Baseline information between the continuing and discontinuing groups n (%)
CharacteristicContinuing groupDiscontinuing groupT/χ2P value
No. of patients9869
Demographic data
Gender (male/%)68 (69.39)42 (60.87)1.3070.253
Age (mean ± SD)70.8 ± 11.462.4 ± 12.04.5880.000
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)21.4 ± 4.522.0 ± 4.20.8720.385
Complications
Smoking and alcohol abuse8 (8.2)15 (21.7)6.2840.012
Diabetes32 (32.7)15 (21.7)2.3850.123
Hypertension71 (72.4)56 (81.2)1.3380.247
Chronic kidney disease23 (23.4)8 (11.6)3.7770.052
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease10 (10.2)8 (11.6)0.0810.775
Acute cardiovascular disease65 (66.3)13 (18.8)36.6810.000
Non-antithrombotic drug usage
Aspirin84 (85.7)59 (85.5)0.0010.970
Forrest classification
I-II31 (31.6)28 (40.6)1.4190.234
III67 (68.4)41 (59.4)1.4190.234
Hemoglobin (g/dL)9.0 ± 2.48.6 ± 2.11.1160.266