Clinical Study

How to Differentiate Sites of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Hematochezia by Using Clinical Factors?

Table 4

Significant factors associated with bleeding from upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients presented with hematochezia.

VariablesAdjusted odds ratio95% confidence interval value

Systolic blood pressure0.725 per 5 mmHg increase0.592–0.8910.002
Hematocrit0.751 per 3% increase0.582–0.9700.029
BUN/Cr ratio1.11 per unit increase1.030–1.1900.004