Table 2 Comparisons of clinical manifestations between patients with positive endoscopic diagnosis and negative diagnosis

Age in years

Median (IQR)

2.75 (1–8)

7 (2.5–11)

−2.717^a

0.007

Range

0.5–14

0.25–15

Gender

Male

18 (47.4%)

29 (46.8%)

0.003^b

0.954

Female

20 (52.6%)

33 (53.2%)

Upper GI bleeding

Hematemesis

21 (55.3%)

44 (71.0%)

2.554^b

0.110

Melena

7 (18.4%)

0 (0.0%)

9.044^b

0.003

Both

10 (26.3%)

18 (29.0%)

0.086^b

0.769

3 (7.8%)

8 (12.9%)

0.6

0.43

Heart rate

Mean ± SD

107.21±19.55

101.97±21.70

1.217^c

0.227

Range

70−160

70−190

3 (7.9%)

3 (4.8%)

0.390^b

0.532

3 (7.9%)

6 (9.7%)

0.091^b

0.762

Blood transfusion related to bleeding

No

30 (78.9%)

49 (79.0%)

1.478^b

0.831

Once

7 (18.4%)

9 (14.5%)

Twice

1 (2.6%)

2 (3.2%)

3 or more times

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.2%)

Abdominal pain

No

19 (50.0%)

24 (38.7%)

1.763^b

0.414

Epigastric

7 (18.4%)

18 (29.0%)

Generalized

12 (31.6%)

20 (32.3%)

11 (28.9%)

27 (43.5%)

2.132^b

0.144

Sheffield score

≤8 points

28 (73.7%)

48 (77.4%)

0.180^b

0.671

>8 points

10 (26.3%)

14 (22.6%)