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Table 3 Comparison of baseline patients’ medications between those with perforation and those without perforation by univariate analysis

From: Evaluation of risk factors for perforated peptic ulcer

 

Case subjects (those with perforation)

Control subjects (those without perforation)

p-value

n = 136

n = 272

Medications

 Antiplatelet, n (%)

  

0.78

 None, n (%)

127 (93.4)

256 (94.1)

 

 Aspirin, n (%)

6 (4.4)

11 (4.0)

 

 Clopidogrel, n (%)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

 

 Limaprost alfadex, n (%)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

 

 Dual Antiplatelet Therapy, n (%)

3 (2.2)

3 (1.1)

 

 Anticoagulant, n (%)

7 (5.1)

9 (3.3)

0.42

NSAIDs daily, n (%)

15 (11.0)

13 (4.8)

0.02

 NSAIDs rescue, n (%)

11 (8.1)

16 (5.9)

0.40

 Proton pump inhibitor, n (%)

10 (7.4)

21 (7.7)

1.00

 H2 blocker, n (%)

1 (0.7)

10 (3.7)

0.11

 Bisphosphonate, n (%)

4 (2.9)

3 (1.1)

0.23

 Spironolactone, n (%)

1 (0.7)

7 (2.6)

0.28

 Steroid, n (%)

5 (3.7)

8 (2.9)

0.77

  1. Numbers in bold indicate that the p value is less than 0.05