| MMC class |  | |
---|---|---|---|
Descriptor | Good view (n = 77) | Poor view (n = 123) | P value |
Male gender | 46.8 | 49.6 | 0.696 |
Mean age (years), mean ± SD | 50.7 ± 17.5 | 48.2 ± 16.0 | 0.301 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 22.7 ± 3.4 | 24.1 ± 3.9 | 0.010 |
Up to high school education | 58.4 | 55.3 | 0.661 |
Smoker | 20.8 | 31.7 | 0.092 |
Previous EGD experience | Â | Â | 0.179 |
   No | 31.1 | 38.2 |  |
   Good | 40.3 | 27.6 |  |
   Poor | 28.6 | 34.1 |  |
Pre-EGD anxiety | 26.0 | 28.5 | 0.702 |
EGD diagnosis | Â | Â | 0.155 |
   Normal | 16.9 | 7.3 |  |
   GERD | 66.2 | 68.3 |  |
   PUD | 9.1 | 13.8 |  |
   Both (GERD + PUD) | 7.8 | 10.6 |  |
Types of endoscope | Â | Â | 0.239 |
   Q260 (9.2 mm) | 59.7 | 51.2 |  |
   XQ260 + XQ240 (9.0 mm) | 40.3 | 48.8 |  |