Predictive utility of the Rockall scoring system in patients suffering from acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Table 1 Patient characteristics, n (%)

Parameter	Without rebleeding group (n = 87)	Rebleeding group (n = 81)	t/χ2	P value
Age (years)	52.84 ± 8.15	54.15 ± 7.48	1.087	0.279
Gender (M/F)	35 (40.23)/52 (59.77)	37 (45.68)/44 (54.32)	0.310	0.577
BMI (kg/m2)	23.39 ± 1.31	23.65 ± 1.23	1.283	0.201
Smoking history (Yes/No)	11 (12.64)/76 (87.36)	10 (12.35)/71 (87.65)	0.000	1.000
Alcohol history (Yes/No)	20 (22.99)/67 (77.01)	19 (23.46)/62 (76.54)	0.000	1.000
Hypertension (Yes/No)	9 (10.34)/78 (89.66)	9 (11.11)/72 (88.89)	0.000	1.000
Diabetes (Yes/No)	7 (8.05)/80 (91.95)	6 (7.41)/75 (92.59)	0.000	1.000
Hyperlipidemia (Yes/No)	8 (9.2)/79 (90.8)	7 (8.64)/74 (91.36)	0.000	1.000
Renal failure (Yes/No)	8 (9.2)/79 (90.8)	16 (19.75)/65 (80.25)	3.005	0.083
Pneumonia (Yes/No)	6 (6.9)/81 (93.1)	12 (14.81)/69 (85.19)	1.984	0.159
Septicemia (Yes/No)	14 (16.09)/73 (83.91)	14 (17.28)/67 (82.72)	0.000	1.000
NSAID use (Yes/No)	43 (49.43)/44 (50.57)	50 (61.73%)/31 (38.27)	2.095	0.148
Anticoagulant use (Yes/No)	29 (33.33)/58 (66.67)	37 (45.68)/44 (54.32)	2.188	0.139

M: Male; F: Female; BMI: Body mass index; NSAID: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.