Early colonoscopy and urgent contrast enhanced computed tomography for colonic diverticular bleeding reduces risk of rebleeding

Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

	Total	Urgent CT	Elective CT	P value
	n = 182	n = 100	n = 82
Number of men, n (%)	126 (69.2)	71 (71.0)	55 (67.1)	0.65
Median age, yr, mean ± SD	71 ± 12.4	69 ± 13.3	72 ± 11.0	0.34
BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD	23.5 ± 3.5	23.8 ± 3.5	23.1 ± 3.5	0.15
Pulse rate, beat/min, mean ± SD	81.3 ± 15.9	80.9 ± 15.9	81.8 ± 15.8	0.77
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD	133.2 ± 24.8	132.8 ± 24.7	133.1 ± 25.1	0.74
Hypertension, %	58.6	55.9	59.0	0.72
Diabetes mellitus, %	15.5	18.6	13.3	0.44
Cerebrovascular disease, %	17.7	19.6	14.5	0.38
Ischemic heart disease, %	18.8	14.7	24.7	0.15
History of CDB, %	36.5	41.2	28.9	0.10
Bowel preparation1, %	57.1	51.0	64.6	0.09
Low-dose aspirin (≤ 100 mg/d), %	20.4	19.6	20.5	0.99
Non-aspirin antiplatelets, %	16.0	13.7	18.1	0.54
Anticoagulants, %	9.4	8.8	9.6	0.99
NSAIDs, %	16.6	19.6	12	0.24
Syncope, %	8.8	11.8	6.0	0.27
Abdominal pain, %	3.9	4.9	2.4	0.62
Hemoglobin, g/dL, mean ± SD	11.4 ± 2.4	11.5 ± 2.4	11.3 ± 2.4	0.38
Platelet, count/mm3, mean ± SD	20.3 ± 5.5	20.4 ± 5.8	19.9 ± 5.3	0.54
Cr, mg/dL, mean ± SD	1.1 ± 1.1	1.2 ± 1.3	1.0 ± 0.7	0.24

¹Bowel preparation was defined as colonic irrigation with polyethylene glycol. BMI: Body mass index; CDB: Colonic diverticular bleeding; CT: Computed tomography; CKD: Chronic kidney disease; NSAIDs: Non-steroidal inflammatory drugs; Cr: Creatinine.