Research Article

Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: The Link between Gut, Heart, and Kidneys

Table 1

Comparison of baseline characteristics between patients with and without GIB.

No. of GIBGIB-Value

Total1,625,12282,330
Age (years)<0.01
 ≤5021.92611.404<0.01
 51–6021.11417.868<0.01
 61–7025.83128.872<0.01
 71–8019.88426.338<0.01
 >8011.24515.518<0.01
Female46.53445.097<0.01
Male53.45554.889<0.01
Caucasian41.00341.963<0.01
African American32.58333.34<0.01
Hispanic15.66713.672<0.01
Asian or Pacific Islander3.69024.5573<0.01
Native American1.11620.9571<0.01
Other race2.93912.7766<0.01
Prior MI5.68447.5562<0.01
CHF42.84743.315<0.01
PVD15.00416.014<0.01
CVA8.06728.2218<0.01
DVT3.13.6<0.01
PE2.82.6<0.01
VWD0.020.050.5
Dementia5.85377.193<0.01
CTD4.15943.8771<0.01
COPD18.21620.078<0.01
PUD0.542213.013<0.01
Liver disease9.743818.712<0.01
Liver mild8.932916.646<0.01
Liver severe2.79689.8895<0.01
DM61.06456.746<0.01
DM uncomplicated17.15617.480.02
DM complicated45.33540.406<0.01
Hemiplegia1.86011.93370.15
Malignancy5.57067.6861<0.01
Tumour3.31214.9605<0.01
Metastatic tumour1.44271.9215<0.01
Leukemia0.46780.583<0.01
Lymphoma1.48291.7272<0.01
AIDS1.31681.1235<0.01
HTN94.18492.593<0.01
HTN complicated93.34891.94<0.01
HTN uncomplicated3.95332.2847<0.01
Anticoagulants12.44413.668<0.01
NSAIDs0.2090.4154<0.01
Aspirin14.71913.227<0.01
Atrial fibrillation21.1227.921<0.01
Mitral valve disorder3.65573.52240.04
Mitral valve disorder—NOS1.61851.4102<0.01
Mitral regurgitation1.84581.91060.21
Mitral valve prolapse0.05140.05340.8
Mitral stenosis0.15560.15551
Aortic valve disorders3.69214.6156<0.01
Aortic valve disorder—NOS1.43791.7685<0.01
Aortic regurgitation0.48730.51140.42
Aortic stenosis1.79382.3722<0.01
Tricuspid valve disorders1.43741.35920.02
Tricuspid valve disorder—NOS1.15981.0737<0.01
Tricuspid stenosis0.00430.0024<0.01
Tricuspid regurgitation0.27350.2830.59
Pulmonary valve disorder0.10160.09721
Pulmonary valve disorder—NOS0.0460.04010.21
Pulmonary stenosis0.00190.0012<0.01
Pulmonary regurgitation0.05390.05590.81
Valvular heart disorders7.17247.9206<0.01
EGD2.19239.948<0.01
Colonoscopy0.79110.83<0.01
Blood transfusion12.76747.024<0.01
Died4.6879.2749<0.01
Length of stay<0.01
Need for vasopressors1.17252.456<0.01
ECMO requirement0.0330.0899<0.01
Mechanical ventilation7.679713.91<0.01

Other race: any race other than listed; LDL: low density lipoprotein; MI: myocardial infarction; CHF: congestive heart failure; PVD: peripheral vascular disease; CVA: cerebral vascular disease; DVT: deep venous thrombosis; PE: pulmonary embolism; vWD: von Willebrand disease; CTD: connective tissue disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PUD: peptic ulcer disease; DM: diabetes mellitus; AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HTN: hypertension; NOS: not otherwise specified; EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy.