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

Table 3

Propensity match in GIB patients with and without valvular heart disorders.

	OR	95% CI	-Value
Mortality	1.1	1.09–1.11	<0.01
Blood transfusion	1.06	1.03–1.07	<0.01
UGIB	0.99	0.97–1.01	0.26
LGIB	1.01	0.99–1.02	0.53
Angiodysplasia colon	1.02	1.01–1.03	<0.01
Stomach and duodenum angiodysplasia	1.02	1.01–1.03	<0.01
Mechanical ventilation	0.98	0.97–0.99	<0.01
Need for vasopressors	0.99	0.98–0.99	<0.01

UGIB: upper GI bleed; LGIB: lower GI bleed.