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Table 3 Association of BMI and complete CE or positive CE

From: Diagnostic yield of inpatient capsule endoscopy

Characteristic, N(%)

Total

Complete CE

Incomplete CE

p-value

Positive CE

Negative CE

p-value

BMI (median, IQR)

26.1

27

23.8

p = 0.06

26.3

24.7

p = 0.43

Normal weight (BMI < 25)

53 (40.5%)

36 (35.6%)

17 (56.7%)

p = 0.08

36 (37.5%)

17 (48.6%)

p = 0.93

Overweight or obese (BMI > 25)

       

Overweight (BMI 25–29.9)

36 (27.5%)

29 (28.7%)

7 (23.3%)

 

30 (31.3%)

6 (17.1%)

 

Obesity Class 1 (BMI 30–34.9)

21 (16.0%)

19 (18.8%)

2 (6.7%)

 

16 (16.7%)

5 (14.2%)

 

Obesity class 2 (BMI 35–39.9)

8 (6.1%)

5 (5%)

3 (10%)

 

5 (5.2%)

3 (8.6%)

 

Obesity class 3 (BMI > 40)

12 (9.2%)

11 (10.9%)

1 (3.3%)

 

9 (9.4%)

3 (8.6%)