Table 2 Rates of meaningful diagnostic yield on CE
Characteristic, n (%) | Total | Diagnostically meaningful pathology on CE (n = 96;73.3%)) | No diagnostically meaningful pathology on CE (n = 35) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (median, IQR) | 71.0, 19.0 | 71.5, 17.5 | 69.0, 35.0 | p = 0.10 |
Male | 74 (56.5%) | 56 (58.3%) | 18 (51.4%) | p = 0.48 |
Female | 57 (43.5%) | 40 (41.7%) | 17 (48.6%) | |
AVM risk factors | 49 (37.4%) | 39 (40.6%) | 10 (28.6%) | p = 0.21 |
NSAID | 18(13.7%) | 11 (11.5%) | 7 (20.0%) | p = 0.21 |
PPI | 58 (44.3%) | 47 (49.0%) | 11 (32.4%) | p = 0.07 |
Anticoagulation | 39 (29.8%) | 31 (32.3%) | 8 (22.9%) | p = 0.30 |
Antiplatelet | 56 (42.8%) | 42 (43.8%) | 14 (40.0%) | p = 0.70 |
Bowel preparation | 114 (87.0%) | 82 (85.4%) | 32 (91.4%) | p = 0.37 |
Presenting Hg (median, IQR) | 7.4 (3.0) | 7.4 (3.1) | 7.8 (3.0) | p = 0.58 |
LOS (median, IQR) | 6.0 (7.0) | 6.0 (7.0) | 5.0 (6.0) | p = 0.32 |
Admitted 30-d before index admission | 33 (25.2%) | 26 (27.1%) | 7 (20.0%) | p = 0.41 |
Readmitted 30d after index admission | 25 (19.1%) | 21 (21.9%) | 4 (11.4%) | p = 0.19 |
Active bleeding on CE | 46 (35.1%) | N/A | N/A | |
Elderly | 82 (62.6%) | 62 (64.6%) | 20 (57.1%) | p = 0.44 |