Table 1 Characteristics of patients with head and neck cancer bleeding according to rebleeding status
Variable | Total N = 231 | Rebleeding N = 112 | Non-rebleeding N = 119 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 56.7 \(\pm\) 10.9 | 55.4 \(\pm\) 10.0 | 58.0 \(\pm\) 11.5 | 0.073 |
Male | 215(93.1) | 106(94.6) | 109(91.6) | 0.362 |
BMI | 21.5 \(\pm\) 3.9 | 21.4 \(\pm\) 3.9 | 21.6 \(\pm\) 4.0 | 0.743 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 139.7 \(\pm\) 35.5 | 140.3 \(\pm\) 34.0 | 139.2 \(\pm\) 37.0 | 0.807 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 84.9 \(\pm\) 18.2 | 85.5 \(\pm\) 18.3 | 84.4 \(\pm\) 18.2 | 0.643 |
Heart rate (beats/min) | 102.6 \(\pm\) 22.5 | 102.4 \(\pm\) 22.2 | 102.8 \(\pm\) 22.9 | 0.893 |
Smoking history | 185(80.1) | 96(85.7) | 89(74.8) | 0.038* |
Betel nut chewer | 157(68.0) | 77(68.8) | 80(67.2) | 0.804 |
Hypertension | 84(36.4) | 38(33.9) | 46(38.7) | 0.455 |
Diabetes mellitus | 51(22.1) | 20(17.9) | 31(26.1) | 0.133 |
Laboratory exam | ||||
WBC (103/\(\mathrm{\mu l}\)) | 11.5 \(\pm\) 8.2 | 12.1 \(\pm\) 10.1 | 11.0 \(\pm\) 6.0 | 0.297 |
Hb (g/dl) | 10.8 \(\pm\) 2.3 | 10.7 \(\pm\) 2.2 | 10.8 \(\pm\) 2.3 | 0.659 |
PLT (103/\(\mathrm{\mu l}\)) | 264 \(\pm\) 113 | 268 \(\pm\) 116 | 262 \(\pm\) 111 | 0.708 |
INR | 1.13 \(\pm\) 0.15 | 1.12 \(\pm\) 0.10 | 1.14 \(\pm\) 0.18 | 0.183 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.08 \(\pm\) 1.15 | 0.99 \(\pm\) 1.12 | 1.16 \(\pm\) 1.17 | 0.251 |
ALT (U/L) | 41.9 \(\pm\) 114 | 32.2 \(\pm\) 45.1 | 51.3 \(\pm\) 154 | 0.258 |