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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Aug 6, 2016; 7(3): 440-446
Published online Aug 6, 2016. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i3.440
Published online Aug 6, 2016. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i3.440
Age, sex and cause/site of bleeding | All patients (1995-2013)n = 1803 | EG (1995-2006)n = 828 | LG (2007-2013)n = 975 | P-value | Adjusted P-value |
Old age (≥ 70 yr) | 582 (32.3) | 196 (23.7) | 386 (39.6) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
Male | 913 (50.6) | 419 (56.0) | 495 (50.8) | 0.94 | 0.94 |
External/internal hemorrhoids | 432 (24.0) | 212 (25.6) | 220 (22.6) | 0.13 | 0.46 |
Ischemic colitis | 316 (17.5) | 143 (17.3) | 173 (17.7) | 0.79 | 0.1 |
Colonic DH | 273 (15.1) | 49 (5.9) | 224 (23.0) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
Advanced colonic cancer | 153 (8.5) | 80 (9.7) | 73 (7.5) | 0.1 | 0.06 |
Early colon cancer/colon adenomas/polyps | 111 (6.2) | 53 (6.4) | 58 (5.9) | 0.69 | 0.73 |
Infectious enteritis | 68 (3.8) | 37 (4.5) | 31 (3.2) | 0.15 | 0.4 |
Angiodysplasia | 27 (1.5) | 15 (1.8) | 12 (1.2) | 0.31 | 0.26 |
Drug-related enteritis | 23 (1.3) | 13 (1.6) | 10 (1.0) | 0.3 | 0.32 |
Others | 248 (13.8) | 137 (16.5) | 111 (11.4) | - | - |
No abnormal findings | 152 (8.4) | 89 (10.7) | 63 (6.5) | - | - |
Total | 1803 (100) | 828 (100) | 975 (100) | - | - |
- Citation: Kinjo K, Matsui T, Hisabe T, Ishihara H, Maki S, Chuman K, Koga A, Ohtsu K, Takatsu N, Hirai F, Yao K, Washio M. Increase in colonic diverticular hemorrhage and confounding factors. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2016; 7(3): 440-446
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v7/i3/440.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i3.440