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).