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Table 8 Factors association with length of hospital stay among patients treated for acute UGIB TASH and Y12HMC between September 2022 and September 2023

From: Factors associated with severity and length of hospital stay in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: insights from two Ethiopian hospitals

Variables

Length of Stay

COR

P-value

AOR

P-value

 

<7 days →=7days

    

Sex

 Male

111

30

1.14(0.56-2.31)

0.71

1.23(0.57-2.67)

0.59

 Female

46

12

1.00

 

1.00

 

Age

 <=40

88

25

1.29(0.67-3.47)

0.45

1.12(0.93-4.65)

0.75

 >40

63

23

1.00

 

1.00

 

Smoking

 Never

104

25

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

34

12

1.31(0.43-4.01)

0.63

1.34(0.36-4.98)

0.67

 Unknown

19

5

0.83(0.30-2.29)

0.72

0.98(0.29-3.24)

0.97

Alcohol intake

 Never

95

19

1.00

 

1.00

0.041

 Yes

45

19

1.22(0.41-3.59)

0.03

1.39(1.38-5.05)

0.41

 Unknown

15

6

0.57(0.19-1.63)

0.29

0.60(0.18-2.03)

 

Prior PUD

 Yes

12

5

1.82(0.63-5.21)

0.27

1.97(0.63-6.16)

0.25

 No

142

40

1.00

   

Drugs

 Yes

24

7

1.12(0.44-2.76)

0.04

1.46(1.53-3.99)

0.046

 No

127

41

1.00

 

1.00

 

Co morbidity

 Yes

51

15

1.63(0.83-3.19)

0.15

1.95(1.92-4.17)

0.034

 No

106

27

1.00

 

1.00

 

Medical management only

 Yes

130

37

1.84(0.81-4.16)

0.14

3.34(0.67-16.62)

0.14

 No

21

11

    

Endoscopic management

 Band ligation

22

10

    

 Not given

129

38

1.54(0.67-3.54)

0.31

1.36(0.28-6.56)

0.70

Prior liver disease

 Yes

23

9

1.56(0.52-2.59)

0.043

1.29(1.54-3.05)

0.046

 No ki5

134

33

1.00

   
  1. 1.00 = reference, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio, COR = Crude Odds Ratio, CI = confidence interval