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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients (n = 502)

From: A randomized controlled trial of an educational video to improve quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy

Characteristic

Non-video group

Video group

P value

No. of patients

252

250

 

Sex

  

0.416

 Male (%)

167 (66.3 %)

157 (62.8 %)

 

 Female (%)

85 (33.7 %)

93 (37.2 %)

 

Age, mean ± SD

47.3 ± 9.2

49.2 ± 8.6

0.017

BMI, Kg/m2

24.7 ± 3.4

24.3 ± 3.0

0.163

Previous colonoscopy (%)

 

0.269

 Yes

143 (56.7)

154 (61.6)

 

 No

109 (43.3)

96 (38.4)

 

Diabetes mellitus

13 (5.2)

22 (8.8)

0.118

Smoking History (%)

  

0.98

 Non smoker

132 (53.8)

132 (53.0)

 

 Past smoker

46 (18.8)

48 (19.3)

 

 Current smoker

67 (27.4)

69 (27.7)

 

Alcohol History (%)

  

0.169

 None

71 (29.0)

92 (36.9)

 

 Moderate drinking

120 (49.0)

109 (43.8)

 

 Heavy drinking

54 (22)

48 (19.3)

 

Abdominal operation (%)

 

0.839

 Yes

34 (13.9)

33 (13.3)

 

 No

211 (86.1)

216 (86.7)

 

Education level (%)

  

0.286

  < Middle school

2 (0.8)

4 (1.6)

 

 Middle school

7 (2.9)

17 (6.8)

 

 High school

90 (36.7)

89 (35.7)

 

 Graduate

121 (49.4)

114 (45.8)

 

 Postgraduates

25 (10.2)

25 (10.1)

 

Annual income level, $ (%)

 

0.486

  < 10.000

3 (1.2)

7 (2.8)

 

 10,000–20,000

7 (2.9)

13 (5.2)

 

  > 20,000–30,000

30 (12.2)

29 (11.6)

 

  > 30,000–40,000

43 (17.6)

42 (16.9)

 

  > 40,000

162 (66.1)

158 (63.5)