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Table 2 Univariate analysis of factors associated with insertion time duringunsedated colonoscopy

From: Difficult colonoscopy score identifies the difficult patients undergoing unsedated colonoscopy

Variable

N

Insertion time (min)

p value

Age (years)

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰<65

518

7.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰ā‰„65

94

9.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.6

0.020

Gender (male/female)

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Male

315

7.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Female

297

8.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

0.019

BMI (kg/m2)

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Underweight (<18.5)

68

10.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.0

Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Healthy weight (18.5-24.9)

383

7.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Overweight (25.0-29.9)

145

7.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Obesity (ā‰„30)

16

6.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.9

<0.001

Colonoscopists

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Senior(nā€‰=ā€‰9)

414

7.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Junior(nā€‰=ā€‰9)

198

8.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

0.004

Sleep quality

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Excellent or good

534

7.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.2

Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Fair or bad

78

9.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.0

0.004

Interval time of appointment to colonoscopy (days)

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰<10

348

8.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰ā‰„10

264

7.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

0.065

Smoking

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Yes

126

7.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰No

486

7.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.3

0.089

  1. BMI, body mass index.