Table 2.

Types of bleeding in individuals with and without HHT

HHT with bleedingNo HHT with bleeding
VariablePercent or mean (standard error)P value
n (%) 648 (0.06%) 1 005 594 (99.94%)  
Age (y) 63.1 (0.6) 62.0 (0.1) .060 
Gender (female) 55.2 57.5 .273 
GI bleeding 70.4 76.6 < .001 
Upper GI bleeding 36.1 36.9 .684 
Angiodysplasia 18.1 1.6 < .001 
Gastric and/or duodenal ulcers 6.5 12.3 < .001 
Esophagitis 4.3 10.6 < .001 
Gastritis/duodenitis 1.4 3.7 .002 
Lower GI bleeding 19.9 30.1 < .001 
Diverticulosis 9.9 17.0 < .001 
Angiodysplasia 5.4 0.7 < .001 
Rectal (hemorrhoid, fissure, or ulcer) 3.5 6.3 .004 
Inflammatory bowel disease 1.4 5.2 < .001 
AVM 31.9 1.3 .001 
GI AVM 20.1 1.0 < .001 
Spinal AVM 9.6 0.1 < .001 
Pulmonry AVM 7.7 0.0 < .001 
Cerebral AVM 5.1 0.5 < .001 
Epistaxis 17.9 0.6 < .001 
HMB  4.1 24.9 < .001 
Postpartum hemorrhage  4.1 41.5 < .001 
Telangiectasia 2.3 0.2 < .001 
Surgical/procedural bleeding 0.8 4.1 < .001 
HHT with bleedingNo HHT with bleeding
VariablePercent or mean (standard error)P value
n (%) 648 (0.06%) 1 005 594 (99.94%)  
Age (y) 63.1 (0.6) 62.0 (0.1) .060 
Gender (female) 55.2 57.5 .273 
GI bleeding 70.4 76.6 < .001 
Upper GI bleeding 36.1 36.9 .684 
Angiodysplasia 18.1 1.6 < .001 
Gastric and/or duodenal ulcers 6.5 12.3 < .001 
Esophagitis 4.3 10.6 < .001 
Gastritis/duodenitis 1.4 3.7 .002 
Lower GI bleeding 19.9 30.1 < .001 
Diverticulosis 9.9 17.0 < .001 
Angiodysplasia 5.4 0.7 < .001 
Rectal (hemorrhoid, fissure, or ulcer) 3.5 6.3 .004 
Inflammatory bowel disease 1.4 5.2 < .001 
AVM 31.9 1.3 .001 
GI AVM 20.1 1.0 < .001 
Spinal AVM 9.6 0.1 < .001 
Pulmonry AVM 7.7 0.0 < .001 
Cerebral AVM 5.1 0.5 < .001 
Epistaxis 17.9 0.6 < .001 
HMB  4.1 24.9 < .001 
Postpartum hemorrhage  4.1 41.5 < .001 
Telangiectasia 2.3 0.2 < .001 
Surgical/procedural bleeding 0.8 4.1 < .001 

Analysis limited to females of reproductive potential (15-45 years of age).

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