Small bowel ulcerative lesions are common in elderly NSAIDs users with peptic ulcer bleeding

Table 2 Small bowel mucosal lesions found during video capsule endoscopy in both bleeders and controls

Patient group	Cases	Controls	P
All patients	n = 60	n = 60
Grade 4 lesions	22 (37%)	4 (8%)	0.0001
Grade 3 lesions	40 (67%)	18 (30%)	0.0001
Grade 2 lesions	41 (68%)	21 (35%)	0.0003
Grade 1 lesions	42 (70%)	28 (47%)	0.0100
NSAID consumers	n = 40	n = 40
Grade 4 lesions	22 (55%)	4 (10%)	< 0.0001
Grade 3 lesions	39 (95%)	17 (33%)	< 0.0001
Grade 2 lesions	40 (100%)	20 (50%)	< 0.0001
Grade 1 lesions	40 (100%)	26 (65%)	< 0.0001
No-NSAID consumers	n = 20	n = 20
Grade 4 lesions	0	0
Grade 3 lesions	1 (5%)	1 (5%)	1.00
Grade 2 lesions	1 (5%)	1 (5%)	1.00
Grade 1 lesions	2 (10%)	2 (10%)	1.00

NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.