Adherence to surveillance endoscopy following hospitalization for index esophageal variceal hemorrhage

Table 3 Characteristics of those completing variceal obliteration n (%)

Measures	Obliteration (n = 33)	No obliteration (n = 66)	P value
Male	18 (55)	41 (62)	0.5186
Age, median (range), yr	53 (34-78)	54 (31-82)	0.3934
Etiology of cirrhosis
Alcohol	19 (58)	43 (65)	0.5125
Hepatitis C	4 (12)	8 (12)	1.0000
Other	10 (30)	15 (23)	0.4657
Recent alcohol use	15 (45)	31 (47)	1.0000
Distance from hospital, median (range), kilometers	24.9 (0.8-80.3)	20.9 (1.4-95.1)	0.6892
MELD score, median (range)	12 (6-18)	13.5 (7-27)	0.1615
Child-turcotte-pugh classification
A	11 (33)	13 (20)	0.1451
B	17 (52)	36 (54)	0.8325
C	5 (15)	17 (26)	0.3080
Index bleed in 2007 or earlier	15 (45)	29 (44)	1.0000
Medicaid1 or uninsured	7 (21)	24 (36)	0.1687
Comorbid psychiatric disorder	9 (27)	30 (45)	0.1260
Length of stay, median (range), d	6 (2-33)	5 (3-75)	0.5619
Beta-blocker at discharge	30 (91)	56 (85)	0.5348

¹Government-sponsored health plan that assists with medical costs in selected low income individuals. MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.