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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants

From: Underwater versus conventional endoscopic mucosal resection for small size non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: a randomized controlled trial

Parameter

CEMR

(n = 64)

UEMR

(n = 66)

Total

(n = 130)

P value

Age, mean (SD), yrs

57.6 ± 9.8

55.1 ± 11.2

56.4 ± 10.6

0.177a

Sex, n (%)

 Male

35 (54.7)

40 (60.6)

75 (57.7)

0.495b

 Female

29 (45.3)

26 (39.4)

55 (42.3)

 

Current alcohol, n (%)

   

0.866b

 Yes

13 (20.3)

11 (16.7)

24 (18.5)

 

 No

39 (60.9)

42 (65.6)

81 (62.3)

 

 Unknow

12 (18.8)

13 (19.7)

25 (19.2)

 

Current tobacco, n (%)

   

0.910b

 Yes

11 (17.2)

13 (19.7)

24 (18.5)

 

 No

41 (64.1)

40 (60.6)

81 (62.3)

 

 Unknow

12 (18.8)

13 (19.7)

25 (19.2)

 

Institution, n (%)

   

0.441b

 A

51 (79.7)

51 (77.3)

102 (78.5)

 

 B

10 (15.6)

14 (21.2)

24 (18.4)

 

 C

3 (4.7)

1 (1.5)

4 (3.1)

 
  1. BMI body mass index, CEMR conventional endoscopic mucosal resection, UEMR, underwater endoscopic mucosal resection. a Two-sample t test. b Chi-square test
  2. Institution A: Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
  3. Institution B: Ninghai Second Hospital, Ningbo, China
  4. Institution C: Haishu Second Hospital, Ningbo, China