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Table 2 Incident rates of gastrointestinal bleeding among systemic sclerosis and control groups

From: High risk of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with systemic sclerosis

Systemic sclerosis (n = 3665)

Controls (n = 18,325)

Clinical outcome

No.

Incidence ratea (95% CI)

No.

Incidence ratea (95% CI)

Incidence rate ratio (95% CI)

All gastrointestinal bleeding

191

976.37 (847.27–1125.137)

675

410.76 (380.91–442.95)

2.38 (2.02–2.79)

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding

117

591.75 (493.68–709.30)

473

286.89 (262.17–313.94)

2.06 (1.68–2.53)

Peptic ulcer bleeding

84

422.96 (341.53–523.81)

393

238.01 (215.60–262.74)

1.78 (1.40–2.25)

Non-peptic ulcer bleeding

101

507.83 (417.85–617.19)

281

169.46 (150.76–190.48)

3.00 (2.39–3.76)

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding

105

528.20 (436.24–639.53)

277

167.06 (148.50–187.94)

3.16 (2.53–3.96)

  1. aIncidence of gastrointestinal bleeding: per 100,000 person-years