Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding

Female gender – no. (%)

111 (35.8)

Mean age – yr. (sd)

68.16 (17.1)

Mean age-adjusted CCI – (sd)

2.6 (2.3)

AT upon presentation – no. (%)

 AP only

88 (28.4)

 AC only

62 (20.0)

 AP and AC

41 (13.2)

NSAIDs – no. (%)

29 (9.4)

GIB Location – no. (%)

 UGIB

185 (59.7)

 LGIB

99 (31.9)

Mean initial SBP – mmHg (sd)

123.3 (22.0)

Mean initial hemoglobin – g/dL (sd)

9.4 (2.7)

Mean BUN – mg/dL (sd)

40.5 (30.2)

Mean creatinine – mg/dL (sd)

1.5 (1.5)

Mean albumin – g/L (sd)

32.4 (6.9)

Transfusion – no. (%)

198 (63.9)

1-month mortality – no. (%)

38 (12.3)

 Among UGIB

22 (16.3)

 Among LGIB

10 (10.1)

Causes of mortality – no. (%)

Among UGIB

 Cardiovascular

5 (22.7)

 Sepsis

9 (40.9)

 Gastrointestinal bleeding

2 (9.1)

 Systemic cancer

4 (18.2)

 Multiorgan failure

2 (9.1)

Among LGIB

 Cardiovascular

1 (11.1)

 Sepsis

4 (44.4)

 Gastrointestinal bleeding

1 (11.1)

 Systemic cancer

1 (11.1)

 Multiorgan failure

2 (22.2)