Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the patients enrolled in the study (n = 218)
Characteristics | qSOFA = 0 (n = 145) | qSOFA = 1 (n = 45) | qSOFA = 2 (n = 19) | qSOFA = 3 (n = 9) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender male, n (%) | 100 (69.0) | 28 (62.2) | 11 (57.9) | 6 (66.7) | 0.706 |
Age, years, median (IQR) | 57 (43–70) | 60 (46–67) | 62 (43–76) | 64 (58–67) | 0.519 |
CCI, median (IQR) | 3 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | 4 (1–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0.036 |
Diagnosis | |||||
– Peptic gastric/duodenal ulcer, n (%) | 50 (34.5) | 15 (33.3) | 8 (42.1) | 6 (66.7) | 0.247 |
– Gastric/duodenal erosion, n (%) | 42 (28.9) | 17 (37.8) | 3 (15.8) | 2 (22.2) | 0.356 |
– Mallory-Weiss tear, n (%) | 28 (19.3) | 7 (15.6) | 3 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.647 |
– Malignancy, n (%) | 15 (10.3) | 1 (2.2) | 3 (15.3) | 1 (11.1) | 0.158 |
– Erosive gastritis, n (%) | 8 (5.5) | 5 (11.1) | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.527 |
– Other, n (%) | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.432 |
Hemoglobin level, g/dL, median (IQR) | 101.0 (76.0–123.0) | 88.0 (75.0–105.0) | 70.0 (58.0–76.0) | 68.0 (60.0–80.0) | < 0.001 |
Hemoglobin level < 7 g/dL, n (%) | 24 (16.6) | 8 (17.8) | 10 (52.6) | 5 (55.6) | < 0.001 |
Vasopressors, n (%) | 4 (2.8) | 7 (15.6) | 7 (36.8) | 5 (55.6) | < 0.001 |
Endoscopic therapy, n (%) | 35 (24.1) | 13 (28.9) | 7 (36.8) | 2 (22.2) | 0.642 |