Laboratory values of all subjects (INR = International Normalised Ratio).

Table 3: Laboratory values of all subjects (INR = International Normalised Ratio).

	EVBL-induced ulcer bleed (Mean +/- SD)	Control (Mean +/- SD)	P-value
Hemoglobin	88.58 (+/- 18.92)	107.50 (+/- 24.80)	^*0.0012
Albumin	30.58 (+/- 5.97)	32.24 (+/- 6.48)	0.28
Platelet count	153.20 (+/- 111.5)	121.50 (+/- 73.44)	0.08
Creatinine	91.53 (+/- 42.82)	82.67 (+/- 39.35)	0.35
INR	1.46 (+/- 0.30)	1.44 (+/- 0.56)	0.88
Bilirubin	65.79 (+/- 80.37)	41.99 (+/- 52.37)	0.07

*This group had significantly lower hemoglobin counts compared to the control group.