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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
Table 3 Comparison of old age, sex, and use of antithrombotic drugs or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs between patients with and without diverticular hemorrhage n (%)
| DH (n = 273) | Non-DH (n = 1530) | Adjusted P value | |
| Old age (≥ 70 yr) | 136 (49.8) | 446 (29.2) | < 0.01 |
| Male sex | 172 (63.0) | 741 (48.4) | < 0.01 |
| Obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) | 82 (30.0) | 255 (16.7) | < 0.01 |
| ATDs | 79 (28.9) | 229 (15.0) | < 0.01 |
| NSAIDs | 30 (11.0) | 85 (5.6) | < 0.01 |
| Smoking (current/past) | 124 (45.4) | 427 (27.9) | < 0.01 |
| Alcohol drinking (current) | 139 (50.9) | 486 (31.8) | < 0.01 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 36 (13.2) | 134 (8.8) | 0.67 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 34 (12.5) | 109 (7.1) | 0.33 |
| Hypertension | 178 (65.2) | 480 (31.4) | < 0.01 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 74 (27.1) | 281 (18.4) | < 0.05 |
| Hyperuricemia | 20 (7.3) | 71 (4.6) | 0.78 |
| Diabetes | 44 (16.1) | 163 (10.7) | < 0.01 |
| Chronic liver disease | 13 (4.8) | 93 (6.1) | 0.1 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 8 (2.9) | 35 (2.3) | 0.94 |
| Charlson Risk Index ≥ 2 | 79 (28.9) | 311 (20.3) | 0.67 |
| Blood transfusion | 56 (20.5) | 74 (4.8) | < 0.01 |
- 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