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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2013; 5(3): 122-127
Published online Mar 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i3.122
Published online Mar 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i3.122
Table 1 Demographic data of 103 patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding n (%)
| Parameters | Type of OGIB | P value | ||
| Total(n = 103) | Overt(n = 80) | Occult(n = 23) | ||
| Age (yr), mean ± SD | 64 ± 16 | 62 ± 16 | 69 ± 14 | 0.059 |
| Male, n | 57 (55) | 51 (64) | 6 (26) | 0.001 |
| Episode, n | ||||
| First | 79 (77) | 56 (70) | 23 (100) | 0.003 |
| Recurrent | 24 (23) | 24 (30) | 0 | |
| Hb (g/dL), mean ± SD | 8.5 ± 2.4 | 8.7 ± 2.5 | 8.2 ± 1.9 | 0.371 |
| Drugs, n | ||||
| NSAIDs | 30/100 (30) | 22/77 (29) | 8/23 (35) | 0.568 |
| Anticoagulants | 4/100 (4) | 2/77 (3) | 2/23 (9) | 0.226 |
- Citation: Pongprasobchai S, Chitsaeng S, Tanwandee T, Manatsathit S, Kachintorn U. Yield, etiologies and outcomes of capsule endoscopy in Thai patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2013; 5(3): 122-127
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v5/i3/122.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v5.i3.122