Bleeding symptoms and platelet counts
The mean platelet count was determined as 18.4±22.3 ×
109/L for the H. pylori –positive patient group
and as 19.5±21.8×109/L for the H.
pylori –negative patient group; and these groups were not significantly
different in terms of platelet count (p=0.354). Bleeding categories
according to the IGW scale were also not significantly different across
these groups, with grade 1 bleeding being the most common grade in both
groups (for grade 1 bleeding; 56.3% vs 54.1%, for all grades p=0.712)
(Table 1).