Is It Possible to Predict the Presence of Intestinal Angioectasias?

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.

Characteristic	Control group	Angioectasia group	𝑃 value
Mean Age (±SD)	53.1 (±18.6)	70.9 (±14.7)	<0.001*
Gender
Men (%)	18 (34%)	23 (49%)	0.156
Women (%)	35 (66%)	24 (51%)
SBCE indication
Occult OGIB (%)	47 (89%)	34 (72%)	𝟎.𝟎𝟒𝟒^∗
Overt OGIB (%)	6 (11%)	13 (28%)
Hypertension
Yes (%)	24 (45%)	38 (81%)	<𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟏^∗
No (%)	29 (55%)	9 (19%)
Diabetes mellitus
Yes (%)	13 (25%)	17 (36%)	0.275
No (%)	40 (75%)	30 (64%)
Hypercholesterolemia
Yes (%)	19 (36%)	28 (60%)	𝟎.𝟎𝟐𝟕^∗
No (%)	34 (64%)	19 (40%)
Tobacco use
Yes (%)	7 (13%)	13 (28%)	0.084
No (%)	46 (87%)	34 (72%)
Chronic kidney disease
Yes (%)	8 (15%)	13 (28%)	0.145
No (%)	45 (85%)	34 (72%)
Chronic liver disease
Yes (%)	4 (8%)	1 (2%)	0.367
No (%)	49 (92%)	46 (98%)
Previous abdominal surgery
Yes (%)	17 (32%)	20 (43%)	0.306
No (%)	36 (68%)	27 (57%)
Aortic stenosis
Yes (%)	2 (4%)	5 (11%)	0.249
No (%)	51 (96%)	42 (89%)
Antiplatelet use
Yes (%)	15 (28%)	19 (40%)	0.213
No (%)	38 (72%)	28 (60%)
Anticoagulant use
Yes (%)	8 (15%)	6 (13%)	0.781
No (%)	45 (85%)	41 (87%)

SD: standard deviation. *statistically significant.