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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 2 Risk factors for gastrointestinal bleeding among enrolled patients

From: Role of lactate level in predicting admission need to intensive care unit and short term outcomes in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding

 

Blood lactate level

P value

Normal (n = 100)

Elevated (n = 200)

Smoking

15 (15%)

25 (12.5%)

0.33

Use of NSAIDs

26 (26%)

8 (4%)

 < 0.001

Use of anticoagulant

3 (3%)

5 (2.5%)

0.53

Use of aspirin

12 (12%)

20 (10%)

0.36

History of UGIB

32 (32%)

140 (70%)

 < 0.001

  1. Data expressed as number (percentage). P value considered significant if < 0.05. NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, UGIB upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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