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Table 1 Baseline demographics and complete capsule endoscopy

From: Diagnostic yield of inpatient capsule endoscopy

Characteristic, n (%)

Total

Complete CE (n = 101; 77.1%)

Incomplete CE (n = 30)

p-value

Age, years (median, IQR)

71.0, 19.0

69.0, 19.5

75.0, 18.8

p = 0.06

Elderly (Age ≥ 65)

82 (62.6%)

59 (58.4%)

23 (76.7%)

p = 0.08

Male

74 (56.5%)

58 (57.4%)

16 (53.3%)

p = 0.69

Female

57 (43.5%)

43 (42.6%)

14 (46.7%)

BMI (median, IQR)

26.1

23.8

27.0

p = 0.06

Obesity (Y/N)

40 (30.5%)

35 (34.7%)

5 (16.7%)

p = 0.08

Caucasian

81 (62.3%)

58 (57.4%)

23 (79.3%)

p = 0.08

Bowel prep

114 (87.0%)

86 (85.1%)

28 (93.3%)

p = 0.26

Motility risk factors

65 (49.6%)

54 (53.5%)

11 (36.7%)

p = 0.11

DM

54 (41.5%)

45 (45.0%)

9 (30.0%)

p = 0.15

Opioids

9 (6.9%)

8 (7.9%)

1 (3.3%)

p = 0.40

Oral administration

99 (75.6%)

76 (75.3%)

23 (76.7%)

p = 0.87

LOS (median, IQR)

6.0, 7.0

5.0, 6.0

6.0, 9.3

p = 0.32

Admitted 30-d before index admission

33 (25.2%)

26 (25.7%)

7 (23.3%)

p = 0.79

Readmitted 30-d after index admission

25 (19.1%)

21 (20.8%)

4 (13.3%)

p = 0.37

SBTT, min. (median, IQR)

 

265.0 (195.5)

N/A

N/A

  1. BMI Body Mass Index; DM Diabetes Mellitus; LOS Length of Stay; SBTT Small Bowel Transit Time