Table 3 Comparing both groups regarding clinical presentation and drug history
From: Acute gastrointestinal bleeding in Egyptian elderly patients: real-life experience
Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elderly group | Young group | P value | |||
Count | % | Count | % | ||
C/O | |||||
Bleeding/R | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | 0.128 |
H,M | 56 | 33.7% | 52 | 31.3% | |
M | 40 | 24.1% | 28 | 16.9% | |
H | 70 | 42.2% | 84 | 50.6% | |
Hematem | 70 | 42.2% | 84 | 50.6% | 0.123 |
Melena | 40 | 24.1% | 28 | 16.9% | 0.103 |
H,M | 56 | 33.7% | 52 | 31.3% | 0.639 |
bleed/rec | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | 0.498 |
Drug H/O | |||||
no | 111 | 66.9% | 124 | 74.7% | |
NSAIDs | 39 | 23.5% | 34 | 20.5% | |
Aspocid | 3 | 1.8% | 8 | 4.8% | 0.001 |
Antiplatelet | 5 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
Anticoagulant | 8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | |
No | 112 | 67.5% | 124 | 74.7% | 0.146 |
NSAID | 39 | 23.5% | 34 | 20.5% | 0.508 |
Anti-platelet | 8 | 4.8% | 8 | 4.8% | 1 |
Anticoagulant | 8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.007 |