Table 1 Patient characteristics
Mean age, years | 60.1 ± 14.0 |
Men, n (%) | 256 (51.2) |
Education level, n (%) | |
Primary or lower | 196 (39.1) |
Secondary or higher | 305 (60.9) |
In-patient or out-patient status, n (%) | |
Out-patient | 354 (70.6) |
In-patient | 147 (29.4) |
Timing of colonoscopy, n (%) | |
Morning | 421 (84.2) |
Afternoon | 80 (15.8) |
Colonoscopy appointment waiting time, n (%) | |
< 1 week | 108 (21.6) |
2 - 15 weeks | 148 (29.5) |
> 16 weeks | 245 (48.9) |
Overweight or obese patient (based on BMI ≥ 23 for Asian population), n (%) | 266 (53.5) |
Presence of concomitant medical illness, n (%) | 222 (44.6) |
Patient with previous colonoscopy, n (%) | 161 (32.3) |
Patient with previous abdominal or pelvic surgery, n (%) | 134 (26.9) |
Compliant to bowel preparation, n (%) | 383 (76.4) |